National
National Assembly of Panama
- Spanish: Asamblea Nacional de Panamá
Governs Panama
Official website (asamblea.gob.pa) Report a problem with this page
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Who sits on it
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President of the National Assembly
Chosen by the Assembly from among its members
- SC Shirley Castañedas since July 2026 RM
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71 deputies of the National Assembly
Elected
See every Deputy of the National Assembly and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the National Assembly es.wikipedia.org · checked
- Shirley Castañedas as President of the National Assembly
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es.wikipedia.org · checked - Deputy of the National Assembly es.wikipedia.org · checked
What it can do
- Enact laws
Legislative functions of the Nation are vested in the National Assembly and consist of issuing laws (Constitution Art. 159).
- Approve treaties
Approves or rejects international treaties before ratification (Constitution Art. 159).
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Panama (2004 text, Constitute Project), read 2026-10-12: structure of executive, Assembly (71 members, 5-year term, Arts. 147-148), Supreme Court (Art. 203), provincial governors (Art. 252), presidential powers (Arts. 183-184). Fallback: Constitute Project English translation, because the Gaceta Oficial and asamblea.gob.pa were unreachable. For: National Assembly of Panama
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitución Política de Panamá, read 2026-10-12: Spanish official names of the bodies and offices. Fallback: Constitute Project, because the Gaceta Oficial was unreachable. For: National Assembly of Panama in Spanish
- es.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (es), Asamblea Nacional de Panamá, member list for 2024-2029 grouped by party and circuit, read 2026-10-12: 71 deputies, party, electoral circuit, Assembly president Shirley Castañedas since 2026-07-01. Fallback: Wikipedia, because asamblea.gob.pa has an unverifiable TLS certificate; substitutions (suplentes) since 2024 not checked. For: President of the National Assembly, Deputy of the National Assembly, Flor Brenes as Deputy of the National Assembly, Circuit 10-1, Arquesio Arias as Deputy of the National Assembly, Circuit 10-2, Benicio Robinson as Deputy of the National Assembly, Circuit 1-1 and 69 more
- asamblea.gob.pa · checked Asamblea Nacional, Junta Directiva page (photo dated 2026-07-01), read 2026-10-12: Shirley Castañedas Valentín is Presidente; confirms the Wikipedia-sourced term. For: Shirley Castañedas as President of the National Assembly
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (en), National Assembly (Panama), read 2026-10-12: 71 seats, party totals, last election 2024-05-05, next election 2029-05-06. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the Tribunal Electoral site was not read. For: General election, May 6, 2029
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