Liberalism in Panama

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This article gives an overview of liberalism in Panama. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

Introduction

Liberalism in Panama derived from liberalism in Colombia. The liberal current is one of the main political currents in Panama. The National Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Nacional), observer LI) is a right of center liberal party, as is the Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement (Partido Movimiento Liberal Republicano Nacionalista).

The timeline

(National) Liberal Party

1903: At the independence of Panama the Panama section of the Colombian Liberal Party established the Liberal Party (Partido Liberal), led by Belisario Porras.
1940: The party is renamed into the National Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Nacional).
1970: The party is banned.
1981: The party is allowed to register again.
1987: Factions formed the ⇒ Progressive Liberal Party and the ⇒ Authentic Liberal Party.
1989: The Progressive Liberal Party rejoined the party and its leader, Roderick Esquivel becomes party leader.

Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement

1981: A faction of the liberal current established the Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement (Movimento Liberal Republicano Nacionalista).

Progressive Liberal Party

1987: A faction of the ⇒ National Liberal Party formed the Progressive Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Progresista), led by Roderick Esquivel.
1989: The party rejoined the National Liberal Party.

Authentic Liberal Party

1987: A faction of the ⇒ National Liberal Party formed the conservative liberal anti-authoritarian Authentic Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Auténtico), led by Arnulfo Escalona Ríos.
1999: The party lost registration.

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Liberalism in Latin America and the Caribbean

Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama

Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda Aruba¹ The Bahamas Barbados Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico¹ St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago

South America	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

Dependencies not included. ¹ Defined as a semi-autonomous territory.

Liberalism in North America

Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States

Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

Liberalism in South America

Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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