National Liberal Party (Panama)

National Liberal Party

Partido Liberal Nacional
National Liberal Party Partido Liberal Nacional
Founded	1903
Dissolved	May 14, 2009
Split from	Colombian Liberal Party
Merged into	Patriotic Union (factions); National Patriotic Coalition (factions)
Headquarters	Panama City, Panama
Ideology	Liberalism
Political position	Centre
International affiliation	Liberal International (observer)
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The National Liberal Party (Spanish: Partido Liberal Nacional) was a liberal party in Panama.^[1] 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 PLN merged with Solidarity Party (Partido Solidaridad) to form the new Patriotic Union Party (Unión Patriótica) in 2009.

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