The Agrarian Labor Party ( es, Partido Agrario Laborista, PAL) was a

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supporting the candidacy of

Carlos Ibáñez del Campo General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (; 3 November 1877 – 28 April 1960) was a Chilean Army officer and political figure. He served as President twice, first between 1927 and 1931, and then from 1952 to 1958, serving for 10 years in office. T ...

for the 1952 presidential election. Formed in 1945, it was dissolved in 1958. It was formed in 1945 from the merger of the Agrarian Party, the

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(an offshoot of the

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), the '' Movimiento Nacionalista de Chile'' and the ''

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''.Garay, Cristián. 1990. ''El Partido Agrario Laborista. 1945-1958''. Editorial Andrés Bello. Santiago. (pages 133-135) Its foundational program, emphasising

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, asserted the need to "secure

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in the country, on the functional basis that labour has not only obligations but also indisputable

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s." In 1951 the PAL proclaimed as its presidential candidate the former dictator

, who had, since his first term, somehow changed political orientation. After his election in 1952, it took part in his first cabinet, along with the Popular Socialist Party formed of dissidents of the

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. Starting in 1954, the PAL's influence on Ibáñez's cabinet declined, leading to an internal crisis and to the subsequent use of the PAL label by two different organizations. Legally, the ownership of the PAL label was among the faction opposing Ibáñez, led by the senator

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. New divisions split the PAL for the 1958 presidential election, with the official faction supporting the candidate of the

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, while activists from Cautín and Biobío and dissidents who formed the ''Partido Agrario Laborista Recuperacionista'' (Recover Agrarian Labor Party) supported the right-wing candidate

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, along with the

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and the

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. The PAL subsequently dissolved itself in October 1958, merging with the National Party to create the PANAPO (''Partido Nacional Popular'', National People's Party). The PANAPO itself was dissolved in 1961, a faction joining the Christian Democrats, while another merged with the

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(''Partido Democrático Nacional'', National Democratic Party) which joined the left-wing FRAP coalition. Finally, a third tendency attempted to maintain the original party, without any success. A group tried to revive the PAL for the 1965 parliamentary election under the label of ''Partido Democracia Agrario Laborista'', but did not manage in obtaining any political representation.

Electoral results

*1949 (147 deputies in total) 14 deputies elected 38.742 voices 8,3% of the votes Cruz-Coke, Ricardo. 1984. ''Historia electoral de Chile. 1925-1973.'' Editorial Jurídica de Chile. Santiago *1953 (147 deputies in total) 26 deputies elected 118.483 voices 15,2% of the votes *1957 (147 deputies in total) 10 deputies elected 68.602 voices 7,8% of the votes *1965 (147 deputies in total) 0 deputies elected 23.634 voices 1.0% of the votes

Presidential candidates

The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Agrarian Labor Party. (Information gathered from th
Archive of Chilean Elections
. *

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Fernando Alessandri Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez (May 21, 1897 – March 27, 1982) was a Chilean political figure, candidate of the centre-right in Chile's 1946 presidential election. He was the son of Arturo Alessandri, who was president from 1920 to 1925 and a ...

(lost) *

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(won) *

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(lost)

References

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Electoral results

Presidential candidates

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See also