The National Reformist Party (in Spanish: Partido Reformista Nacional, PRN) was a Panamanian small center-left political party.
It was founded by José de la Rosa Castillo, a leader of Local 907 in 1963. The PRN represented an attempt by the Local 907 to enter Panamanian politics.[1]
Local 907, a trade union affiliated to the American AFL–CIO and representing the Panamanian workers on the military bases.[2]
In the 1964 elections the PRN's presidential candidate was José de la Rosa Castillo; he polled 2,521 votes (00.77%) in the election.[3]
The PRN was abolished by the Electoral Tribunal in 1964.[4]
The Local 907 supported the military government of the general Omar Torrijos (1969–1981). Jose de la Rosa Castillo was Minister of Labor in 1971.[5]
References edit
- ^ Panama: Election Factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 21.
- ^ The Panama News. Volume 12, Number 9, May 7–20, 2006. http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_12/issue_09/news_02.html Archived 2009-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Elections in the Americas: A Data Handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp. 532.
- ^ Panama: Election Factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 21.
- ^ Latin American Labor Organizations Book by Gerald Michael Greenfield, Sheldon L. Maram; 1987. Greenwood Press (New York). Pp. 585.