This article gives an overview of liberalism in Panama

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

. It is limited to liberal

Liberalism

Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...

 parties

Political party

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 with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

Introduction

Liberalism in Panama derived from liberalism in Colombia

Liberalism in Colombia

This article gives an overview of liberalism in Colombia. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme...

. The liberal current is one of the main political currents in Panama. The National Liberal Party

National Liberal Party (Panama)

The National Liberal Party was a liberal party in Panama. At the last legislative elections, 2 May 2004, the party won 5.2 % of the popular vote and 3 out of 78 seats...

 (Partido Liberal Nacional), observer LI

Liberal International

Liberal International is a political international federation for liberal parties. Its headquarters is located at 1 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HD within the National Liberal Club. It was founded in Oxford in 1947, and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties and for the...

) is a right of center liberal party, as is the Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement

Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement

The Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement is a center-to-right, pro-business liberal political party in Panama....

 (Partido Movimiento Liberal Republicano Nacionalista).

(National) Liberal Party

• 1903: At the independence of Panama the Panama section of the Colombian Liberal Party
  Colombian Liberal Party
  The Colombian Liberal Party is a center-left party in Colombia that adheres to social democracy and social liberalism.The Party was founded in 1848 and, together with the Colombian Conservative Party, subsequently became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century.After...
  
   established the Liberal Party
  National Liberal Party (Panama)
  The National Liberal Party was a liberal party in Panama. At the last legislative elections, 2 May 2004, the party won 5.2 % of the popular vote and 3 out of 78 seats...
  
  (Partido Liberal), led by Belisario Porras.
• 1940: The party is renamed into the National Liberal Party
  National Liberal Party (Panama)
  The National Liberal Party was a liberal party in Panama. At the last legislative elections, 2 May 2004, the party won 5.2 % of the popular vote and 3 out of 78 seats...
  
  (Partido Liberal Nacional).
• 1970: The party is banned.
• 1981: The party is allowed to register again.
• 1987: Factions formed the ⇒ Progressive Liberal Party and the ⇒ Authentic Liberal Party.
• 1989: The Progressive Liberal Party rejoined the party and its leader, Roderick Esquivel becomes party leader.

Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement

• 1981: A faction of the liberal current established the Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement
  Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement
  The Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement is a center-to-right, pro-business liberal political party in Panama....
  
  (Movimento Liberal Republicano Nacionalista).

Progressive Liberal Party

• 1987: A faction of the ⇒ National Liberal Party formed the Progressive Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Progresista), led by Roderick Esquivel.
• 1989: The party rejoined the National Liberal Party.

Authentic Liberal Party

• 1987: A faction of the ⇒ National Liberal Party formed the conservative liberal anti-authoritarian Authentic Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Auténtico), led by Arnulfo Escalona Ríos.
• 1999: The party lost registration.

See also

• History of Panama
  History of Panama
  The History of Panama is about the Isthmus of Panama region's long history that occurred in southern Central America, from Pre-Columbian cultures, during the Spanish colonial era, through independence and the current country of Panama.-Indigenous period:...
  
  
• Politics of Panama
  Politics of Panama
  Politics of Panama takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Panama is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the...
  
  
• List of political parties in Panama