Arnulfista Party

…Arnulfo Arias, and to the Arnulfista Party’s successful campaign in the 1999 elections. Taking office in September 1999, Panama’s first woman president pledged nonpartisan administration of the canal, continued prohibition against regular military forces, and greater attention to the needs of the poor, especially in rural areas. Her administration, however,…

…1990 Moscoso helped create the Arnulfista Party, of which she became president the following year. In 1994 she made her first run for the presidency, placing second with 29 percent of the vote.