National Reformist Party

The National Reformist Party (in Spanish: Partido Reformista Nacional, PRN) was a Panamanian small center-left political party.

It was founded by José de la Rosa Castillo, a leader of “Local 907” in 1963. The PRN represented an attempt by the “Local 907” to enter Panamanian politics. [1]

“Local 907”, a trade union affiliated to the American AFL-CIO and representing the Panamanian workers on the military bases. [2]

In the 1964 elections the PRN's presidential candidate was José de la Rosa Castillo; he polled 2,521 votes (00.77%) in the election. [3]

The PRN was abolished by the Electoral Tribunal in 1964. [4]

The “Local 907” supported the military government of the general Omar Torrijos (1969–1981). Jose de la Rosa Castillo was Minister of Labor in 1971. [5]

References
  1. Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 21.
  2. [The Panama news. Volume 12, Number 9, May 7–20, 2006. http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_12/issue_09/news_02.html Archived 2009-07-28 at the Wayback Machine]
  3. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp. 532.
  4. Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 21.
  5. Latin American Labor Organizations Book by Gerald Michael Greenfield, Sheldon L. Maram; 1987. Greenwood Press (New York). Pp. 585.
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