{
  "id": 14912835,
  "title": "Panama Decentralization After Méndez: What Comes Next",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/panama-decentralization-after-mendez-what-comes-next",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T07:34:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/panama-decentralization-after-mendez-what-next-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Méndez stays until a successor is named. Here is who picks one, what the Assembly decides and what it means for US$296.4 million in 2027 funds. The post Panama Decentralization After Méndez: What Comes Next appeared first on The Rio Times .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}