José Isabel Blandón Figueroa (born 7 July 1967) is a

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politician, and a member of the

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for the

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(previously named Arnulfista Party) between 1994 and 2010.blandonjose.com
Jose Blandon
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, and in 2013 was chosen as the Panameñista Party candidate for Mayor of

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, winning the party

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with 97% of the vote. The son of José Isabel Blandón Castillo, his disapproval of his father's position as a top aide to

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helped push his father to defecting in the late 1980s.

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1967 births Living people Members of the National Assembly (Panama) Panameñista Party politicians People from Chitré 20th-century Panamanian lawyers {{Panama-politician-stub