Varela reacts to Martinelli botella jibe

PRESIDENTIAL candidate Juan Carlos Varela, decided to turn the other cheek following a verbal slur from President Ricardo Martinelli.

Martinelli, during a tour of the Cinta Costera, phase three blasted Varela; "Juan Carlos Varela is a big botella” reports La Prensa. ,[Botella:  a person paid by the government but who does no work]

Juan Carlos Varela, who is Vice President and leader of the Panameñista Party and Martinelli has previouly described the role of the Vice-President as “a spare wheel” His wife, Marta Linares de Martinelli is currently running to fill that role.
Varela said that "The whole country knows that my salary is 100% donated to a convent school in the Arriajan district". At the same time, Varela said he will continue his campaign of "respect and dignity", heading to the polls in May.
Varela's reaction came when he went the National Hospital to visit the injured survivors of the National Air Services helicopter crash. Minutes before his arrival, President Martinelli had done the same.