Images of Panama City ahead of presidential election. The Central American country is heading to the polls on May 5 after a tumultuous race for the presidency. Of the eight candidates in the race, right-wing lawyer Jose Raul Mulino leads the polls with more than 30% of the vote, which he inherited from former President Ricardo Martinelli, whom he replaced after he was disqualified following an 11-year prison sentence for money laundering. IMAGES