Solidarity Party (Panama)
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The Solidarity Party was a political party
in Panama
that recently merged with the National Liberal Party (Partido Nacional Liberal) and formed the new Patriotic Union Party
(Partido Union Patriótica).
At the last legislative elections
, 2 May 2004, the party won 15.7% of the popular vote and 9 out of 78 seats. Guillermo Endara
on the same day, at the presidential election, won 30.9% of the vote.
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...
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...
that recently merged with the National Liberal Party (Partido Nacional Liberal) and formed the new Patriotic Union Party
Patriotic Union Party (Panama)
The Patriotic Union is a political party in Panama. It was formed when the National Liberal Party and the Solidarity Party merged.The party's current president is Guillermo Ford...
(Partido Union Patriótica).
At the last legislative elections
Elections in Panama
Elections in Panama gives information on election and election results in Panama.Panama elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five year term by the people...
, 2 May 2004, the party won 15.7% of the popular vote and 9 out of 78 seats. Guillermo Endara
Guillermo Endara
Guillermo David Endara Galimany was the President of Panama from 1989 to 1994. He ran for office in 2004 and 2009 but lost to the former President Martin Torrijos and to the incumbent President Ricardo Martinelli....
on the same day, at the presidential election, won 30.9% of the vote.