Panamanian presidential candidate for the Democratic Change party, Ricardo Martinelli, smiles after casting his vote on May 3, 2009 in Panama City, during the country's presidential elections. Panamanians went to the polls Sunday to decide who will lead this small but strategically vital isthmus nation, which sits at a major crossroads for world trade. Voters are choosing a new president between supermarket mogul Ricardo Martinelli, who has vowed to run the country like a company, and Balbina Herrera, a one-time leftist firebrand with links to former dictator Manuel Noriega. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

Panamanian presidential candidate for the Democratic Change party, Ricardo Martinelli, smiles after casting his vote on May 3, 2009 in Panama City, during the country's presidential elections. Panamanians went to the polls Sunday to decide who will lead this small but strategically vital isthmus nation, which sits at a major crossroads for world trade. Voters are choosing a new president between supermarket mogul Ricardo Martinelli, who has vowed to run the country like a company, and Balbina Herrera, a one-time leftist firebrand with links to former dictator Manuel Noriega.

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