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# Vamos Files to Become Political Party
- URL: https://balboa.news/vamos-files-to-become-political-party/
- Published: 2026-09-26T15:38:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-26T15:38:30.000Z
- Author: Balboa News Desk
- Tags: Politics

Coalición Vamos has formally applied to begin becoming a political party in Panama, submitting more than 70,000 declarations of support to the Electoral Tribunal on September 25.

The filing moves the organization closer to contesting the 2029 general election as a permanent political party rather than as a platform supporting candidates running without traditional party affiliation.

Vamos submitted a formal application, proposed statutes, a government program, a declaration of principles, a code of ethics and details of its provisional leadership. The organization said volunteers collected the declarations during 27 days of activity across the country.

Founder and provisional president Juan Diego Vásquez asked the Electoral Tribunal to treat the signatories as both the organization’s initiators and its first adherents.

The submission does not mean that Vamos is already a legally recognized party. Electoral authorities must examine the documents and validate the identities, signatures and eligibility of the participating citizens. The application may also be subject to objections and other procedural requirements.

Vamos says the number of declarations exceeds the membership threshold currently required for legal recognition. However, the National Assembly is considering changes to Panama’s Electoral Code, including a proposal to increase the number of adherents required to establish a party. Those reforms have not yet become law.

The organization emerged as a platform for independent candidates led by former lawmakers Juan Diego Vásquez and Gabriel Silva. In the 2024 election, Vamos-backed candidates won 19 seats in the 71-member National Assembly, along with two mayoral offices and 12 local representative positions.

The result made the movement one of Panama’s most important political forces, although its Assembly caucus has subsequently faced internal disagreements and the departure or suspension of several members.

Becoming a formal party would give Vamos a permanent electoral structure and allow it to field candidates under a common banner in 2029\. It could also create an identity challenge for a movement that built much of its appeal by presenting itself as an alternative to Panama’s traditional parties.

The next decision rests with the Electoral Tribunal, which has not announced when its initial review will be completed.

**Sources:** TVN