Presidential candidate Jose Raul Mulino, center, campaigns in the San Miguelito neighborhood of Panama City, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The former foreign minister is one of eight candidates competing in the upcoming May 5th presidential election. (AP Photo/Agustin Herrera)
FILE - Cargo ships wait in Panama Bay for transit through the Panama Canal, in Panama City, Jan. 17, 2024. Panama Canal authorities said Monday, April 15, 2024, that as of June 1, the number of ships that will transit the waterway daily will be 32, eight more than currently allowed thanks to an improvement in water availability, but below normal times when drought did not lurk. (AP Photo/Agustin Herrera, File)