People's Party (Panama)
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- Not to be confused with the communist People's Party of PanamaPeople's Party of PanamaPeople's Party of Panama is a communist party in Panama.Founded on 4 April 1930 as the Communist Party of Panama , after Panamian communists broke away from the Labour Party. Early leaders of PCP included Eliseo Echévez and Cristóbal Segundo...
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The People's Party (Partido Popular, formerly known as the Christian Democratic Party of Panama) was founded in the early 1960s. It was the main opposition party during the dictatorship of Manuel Noriega. The party supported Martín Torrijos
Martín Torrijos
Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino is a Panamanian politician and the former President of the Republic of Panama.Torrijos was elected President on May 2, 2004...
in the presidential election of 2004
Panamanian election, 2004
The Republic of Panama held a general election on Sunday, 2 May 2004, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly.- Presidential election results :...
. At the last legislative elections
Elections in Panama
Elections in Panama gives information on election and election results in Panama.Panama elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five year term by the people...
, 2 May 2004, the party won 6.0 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 78 seats.