在2019年5月总统大选中，民主革命党候选人劳伦蒂诺·科尔蒂索获胜。新总统上任后面临政治改革、经济政策调整、外交平衡等一系列挑战。政治上，科尔蒂索总统致力于提高政府透明度、积极推动宪法改革。经济上，受全球经贸形势的不利影响，巴拿马各经济部门缺乏活力，新政府开源节流，积极解决财政亏空问题，同时努力保持社会形势稳定。对外关系上，新政府在处理同区域外大国的关系时采取了更为谨慎的政策，同时积极开展多元外交。
In the general election of May 2019，Laurentino Cortizo，presidential candidate of the Democratic Revolutionary Party won. The new president faces the governing challenges，such as political reforms，economic adjustments and diplomatic diversification. Politically，President Cortizo is committed to increasing governance transparency to fight against corruption and actively promoting constitutional reforms. Economically，the adverse effects of the global economic and trade situation made most economic sectors less dynamic. The new president has made efforts to increase revenue，reduce expenditures，and actively manage fiscal deficits. It brought out social stability. In terms of foreign relations，the new government has adopted a more cautious foreign policy in handling relations with extraregional powers while has actively seeked diversified diplomacy too.
