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

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(in 1920s-1930s) and Liberal Doctrinaire Party (in 1930s-1940s). In 1946 five liberal parties have allied within the Liberal Unification. Its five original parties were the Liberal Doctrinaire Party (led by

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), Liberal Democratic Party (under

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

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) 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

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(CPN) to support the presidential aspirations of Colonel

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, head of the

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. 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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