The pre-candidate for the Presidency of the Republic for the free nomination, Maribel Gordón, appeared this Wednesday morning at the headquarters of the Electoral Court (TE) along with her supporters, to carry out the process of collecting signatures.
Upon her arrival, the economist mentioned the irregularities denounced by some pre-candidates regarding the process of collecting signatures, declaring that “indeed, those of us who are not about checkbooks but about principles, conviction and struggle, are hindered from registering.” .
It is no secret to anyone that Gordon is a member of the Broad Front for Democracy (FAD), which is why he commented that this group has not reached the status of a formally constituted party and is in the process of registration.
“Based on that, my colleagues from the FAD, my colleagues from social organizations, professional sectors, women’s sectors and above all a group of the population that is fed up with this policy that excludes them, asked me to accept the challenge. Maribel owes the people,” he said.
He explained that the FAD has presented an electoral offer that comes from the bases themselves, highlighting that 33 people are running for election positions for free candidacy, through a party that has not been able to register due to various obstacles, “but that has a whole plan for a dignified life”.
The also teacher declared: “Today, in this trench, to continue the fight, the fight of those of us who have been excluded, marginalized, discriminated against, the fight against corruption, the fight for a decent life, the fight for the right to be happy that all Panamanians have and that is being denied to us”.
Gordon is aware that this day of collecting signatures will not be easy and will have setbacks, however, “we have to be stubborn, very stubborn. The time has come for the Panamanian people to assert their meaning and their meaning is for a dignified life, It is for the right to culture, to health, to education, to housing, to access to drinking water, for the right to a healthy environment, but above all for the right of women, youth, indigenous people, peasants, professionals, micro-small and medium producers and businessmen who are being overwhelmed with a policy that favors 115 ultra-millionaires”.
