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Intrigue in Panama as Arias looms in 1968 bid
In Panama City a web of alliances fuels intrigue ahead of the May 1968 election. Arnulfo Arias, likely winner, faces plots to overthrow him from allies who once opposed him. The shift echoes past upheavals that shaped Panama’s Canal Zone disputes and treaty pressures, with Robles’s coalition swinging between reform and stability while Arias builds a powerful new front.
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