Popular Union Party (Panama)

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The Popular Union Party (in Spanish: Partido Unión Popular, PUP) was a Panamanian centrist liberal political party.

It was founded in 1947 by . [1] was one of leaders of the (in 1920s-1930s) [2] and (in 1930s-1940s). [3] In 1946 five liberal parties have allied within the . Its five original parties were the Liberal Doctrinaire Party (led by Domingo Díaz Arosemena), (under Enrique Adolfo Jiménez), (under ), (under Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón) and (founded by died ex-President Belisario Porras Barahona). [4] After the 1947 Liberal Unification nominating convention, faction withdrew from the Liberal Unification. [5]

For the 1948 elections, the PUP presented its presidential candidate, . [6] He polled 5,634 votes (02.84%). [7] The PUP won 2 legislative seats. [8]

In 1952 the PUP joined the , , Authentic Revolutionary Party and Renewal Party to form the National Patriotic Coalition (CPN) to support the presidential aspirations of Colonel José Antonio Remón Cantera, head of the National Police. [9]

In 1953 the National Patriotic Coalition was reorganized as a single party. [10] In 1959 the former PUP faction left the CPN. [11]

References[]

  1. ^ Diógenes de la Rosa. Testigo y protagonista del siglo XX panameño : compilación de su obra. Panamá : Academia Panameña de la Lengua, 1999. Pp. 291.
  2. ^ Zentner, Federico Jr. Nombres y apellidos de forjadores de la patria. Panamá, 1984. Pp. 108.
  3. ^ Panameños Ilustres. Conte-Porras, J. San José, Imprenta LIL, 1988. Pp. 351.
  4. ^ Los partidos politicos en Panama durante las décadas de 1930 y 1940
  5. ^ Panameños Ilustres. Conte-Porras, J. San José, Imprenta LIL, 1988. Pp. 351.
  6. ^ Mario J. Galindo H., Carlos Iván Zúñiga Guardia, Jorge Conte Porras. Ensayos sobre los partidos políticos en Panamá. Enoch Digital, 2005. Pp. 321.
  7. ^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp. 534.
  8. ^ Political Handbook of the world, 1950. New York, 1950. Pp. 148.
  9. ^ Political parties of the Americas: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. Vol. 1. Edited by Robert J. Alexander. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982. Pp. 566.
  10. ^ Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. Ed. by Charles D. Ameringer. Greenwood Press. 1992. Pp. 481.
  11. ^ Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 19.
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