National Liberal Party (Panama)

National Liberal Party

Partido Liberal Nacional
National Liberal Party Partido Liberal Nacional
Founded	1903
Dissolved	2005s
Merged into	Patriotic Union
Headquarters	Panama City, Panama
Ideology	Liberalism
Political position	Centre
International affiliation	Liberal International (observer)
	Politics of Panama; Political parties; Elections;

The National Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Nacional) was a liberal party in Panama.^[1] At the last legislative elections, 2 May 2004, the party won 5.2% of the popular vote and 3 out of 78 seats. The party was an observer at Liberal International.

The party was formed in 1903 out of the Panamanian branch of the Colombian Liberal Party, shortly after Panama declared independence.

The PNL recently merged with Solidarity Party (Partido Solidaridad) to form the new Patriotic Union Party (Unión Patriótica).

References

^ Pérez, Orlando J. (2000), "The Past as Prologue?: Political Parties in Post-Invasion Panama", Post-invasion Panama: The Challenges of Democratization in the New World Order, Lexington Books, p. 129