▁murder ▁of ▁US ▁Army ▁S gt . ▁Zak ▁Hern ández , ▁and ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Congress ▁v owed ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁p act ▁until ▁González ▁Pin z ón ▁no ▁longer ▁held ▁the ▁post . ▁Un w illing ▁to ▁public ly ▁battle ▁his ▁party ' s ▁national ist ▁wing , ▁Tor rij os ▁priv ately ▁asked ▁González ▁Pin z ón ▁to ▁res ign , ▁but ▁avoided ▁critic izing ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁press . ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁finally ▁rat ified ▁under ▁Tor rij os ' s ▁successor , ▁Ric ardo ▁Martin elli . ▁ ▁Tor rij os ▁was ▁again ▁popular ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁term , ▁but ▁because ▁Pan ama ' s ▁constitution ▁forb ids ▁consecutive ▁second ▁terms ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cy , ▁the ▁PR D ▁nominated ▁Bal b ina ▁Herr era ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁to ▁succeed ▁him ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁She ▁lost ▁to ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate , ▁Ric ardo ▁Martin elli , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁super market ▁chain . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁▁ ▁: ▁Col lar ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Isabel la ▁the ▁Catholic ▁( 1 1 / 2 0 0 8 ). ▁His ▁wife , ▁Viv ian ▁Fernández , ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁order . ▁▁ ▁: ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁Du arte , ▁San chez ▁and ▁M ella ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Biography ▁by ▁C ID OB ▁( in ▁Spanish ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category