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Torrijos - Alemán Zubieta Plan passed in referendum

With polling stations representing 97.57% of voters counted…

Yes   693,660    78.06%

No   195,002      21.94%

Voter participation 43.51%

(For a point of refererence, in the 2004 presidential election Martín Torrijos received 711,447 votes)

By province or comarca:

BOCAS DEL TORO   16,937 yes,  4,668 no

COCLE    53,115 yes,  13,904 no

COLON    40,032 yes,  10,153 no  

CHIRIQUI    98,762 yes,  17,525 no

DARIEN    6,981 yes,  1,300 no

HERRERA    31,631 yes,  9,016 no

LOS SANTOS    26,557 yes,  8,836 no

PANAMA    343,871 yes,  100,479 no

VERAGUAS    53,230 yes, 19,749 no

COMARCA KUNA YALA    7,171 yes,  2,472 no

COMARCA EMBERA    1,361 yes,  459 91 no

COMARCA NGOBE BUGLE    13,374 yes,  6,240 no

COMARCA MADUNGANDI    393 yes,  71 no

COMARCA WARGANDI    245 yes,  130 no