ELECTION 2014: Poll shows Arias could be elected with 35%

IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION had been on the weekend, CD candidate Jose Domingo Arias would have been assured of his place in the Palace of the Herons.

 With less than four months to the elections of May 4, he leads the main opposition candidate Juan Carlos Navarro PRD (26.7%) by nearly 10 points.

Navarro is five points ahead of Panameñista candidate, Juan Carlos Varela (21.6%)
The figures come from latest public opinion survey commissioned from Quantix Panama, SA by La Prensa. This is a national survey, with margin of error of 2.8 points, and applied The national survey of 1,208 people was taken to January 10 to 12, before Gerardo Solis, an independent candidate, became the running mate of Navarro as the vice presidential candidate. 5% of those polled had said they would vote independent.