The Popular Union Party (in

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: ''Partido Unión Popular'', PUP) was a

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nian centrist liberal

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. It was founded in 1947 by Sergio González Ruiz. Sergio González Ruiz was one of leaders of the Community Action (in 1920s-1930s) and Liberal Doctrinaire Party (in 1930s-1940s). In 1946 five liberal parties have allied within the

Liberal Unification Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist. * An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by country ...

. Its five original parties were the Liberal Doctrinaire Party (led by

Domingo Díaz Arosemena Domingo Díaz Arosemena (25 June 1875 – 23 August 1949) was a Panamanian politician. Díaz Arosemena served as Mayor of Panamá District from 1910 to 1912, and he was elected as the first presidential designate by the National Assembly f ...

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(under

Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Brin (8 February 1888 – 28 April 1970) was President of Panama from 15 June 1945 to 7 August 1948, representing the National Liberal Party of Panama. Jiménez Brin was appointed private secretary of President Bel ...

), Liberal Renewal Party (under Francisco Arias Paredes), Chiarista Liberal Party (under

Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón (March 2, 1905 – March 1, 1981) was the President of Panama in 1949 and from 1960 to 1964. He belonged to the Liberal Party. Before being president He was president of the Chamber of Commerce. He worked in ...

) and United Liberal Party (founded by died ex-President

Belisario Porras Barahona Belisario Porras Barahona (28 November 185628 August 1942) was a Panamanian journalist and politician. He served three terms as President of Panama between 1912 and 1924. Porras was born in Las Tablas, on the thirty-fifth anniversary of Panama ...

). After the 1947 Liberal Unification nominating convention, Sergio González Ruiz faction withdrew from the Liberal Unification. For the 1948 elections, the PUP presented its presidential candidate, Sergio González Ruiz. He polled 5,634 votes (02.84%). The PUP won 2 legislative seats. In 1952 the PUP joined the Liberal Party “del Matadero”, National Revolutionary Party,

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and Renewal Party to form the

National Patriotic Coalition The National Patriotic Coalition (in Spanish: ''Coalición Patriótica Nacional'', CPN) was a Panamanian conservative nationalist political party. It was founded in advance of the election of 1952 to support the presidential aspirations of Colonel ...

(CPN) to support the presidential aspirations of Colonel

José Antonio Remón Cantera Colonel José Antonio Remón Cantera (11 April 1908 – 2 January 1955) was the 16th President of Panama, holding office from 1 October 1952 until his death on January 2, 1955. He was Panama's first military strongman and ruled the country behi ...

, head of the National Police. In 1953 the

was reorganized as a single party. In 1959 the former PUP faction left the CPN. Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 19.

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