Popular Nationalist Party
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The Popular Nationalist Party (Partido Nacionalista Popular, PNP) is a Panama
nian centrist political party
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The PNP, which grew out of the university student movement of the 1970s and 80s, was created in 1983 to back the presidential candidacy of Rubén Darío Paredes
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In August 1983 Paredes was nominated as the Democratic Revolutionary Party
candidate for president. In the face of opposition to his candidacy, he announced his withdrawal from politics in September, but later ran as a nominee of the PNP.
Paredes ran a distant third in the 1984 election.
The PNP was abolished by the Electoral Tribunal in November 1984.
The PNP re-registered on 12 January, 1994. It joined the Opposition Action Alliance coalition behind official candidate Alberto Vallarino in 1999. The PNP was abolished again by the Electoral Tribunal on 17 May, 1999..
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...
nian centrist political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
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The PNP, which grew out of the university student movement of the 1970s and 80s, was created in 1983 to back the presidential candidacy of Rubén Darío Paredes
Rubén Darío Paredes
Rubén Darío Paredes del Río was a Panamanian army officer and the military ruler of Panamafrom 1982 to 1983.Colonel Paredes came to power following the coup against Colonel Florencio Flores. Paredes' tenure was from March 1982 to August 1983. Paredes was promoted to the rank of general on March 3...
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In August 1983 Paredes was nominated as the Democratic Revolutionary Party
Democratic Revolutionary Party
The Democratic Revolutionary Party is a Panamanian political party. It was founded in 1979 by the General Omar Torrijos, and is generally described as a party of the centre-left of the political spectrum.-History and creation:...
candidate for president. In the face of opposition to his candidacy, he announced his withdrawal from politics in September, but later ran as a nominee of the PNP.
Paredes ran a distant third in the 1984 election.
The PNP was abolished by the Electoral Tribunal in November 1984.
The PNP re-registered on 12 January, 1994. It joined the Opposition Action Alliance coalition behind official candidate Alberto Vallarino in 1999. The PNP was abolished again by the Electoral Tribunal on 17 May, 1999..