National Liberal Republican Movement (Panama)
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Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement
Movimiento Liberal Republicano Nacionalista |
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| Leader | Sergio González Ruíz |
| Founded | October 1, 1982 |
| Merger of |
CPN, TPN, MLN |
| Headquarters | Panama City, Panama |
| Ideology |
Liberalism, Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Yellow, Red |
| Seats in the National Assembly |
2 / 71
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| Party flag | |
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The Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement (Movimiento Liberal Republicano Nacionalista, MOLIRENA) is a center-to-right, pro-business liberal political party in Panama.
It was founded on 21 October 1981 by the now defunct Third Nationalist Party, National Patriotic Coalition, National Liberation Movement and factions that had earlier split off from the National Liberal Party and Republican Party. This party evolved as an alliance of traditional, oligarchy-controlled, primarily conservative organizations, which opposed the government of the military. According to a Soviet Union news article, "The MOLIRENA was aptly called a "patchwork quilt" by local journalists. The characteristic feature of the party was the link of the agrarian oligarchy with the commercial bourgeoisie, i.e. a union of the most conservative segments of the country. The names of members of MOLIRENA leaders César Arrocha Graell, Guillermo Arias and Rene Crespo, who, as members of the government before 1968, took part in the appropriation of almost a billion dollars from the state treasury, were mentioned in the local press in connection with former "merits.""
In 1984, the MOLIRENA was part of the Democratic Opposition Alliance (ADO) which lost the presidential and legislative elections following suspected widespread fraud by the military. During 1987, the MOLIRENA became increasingly involved in confrontations with the government, openly campaigning through strikes and street demonstrations, which were violently suppressed, for the resignation and removal of General Manuel Noriega who was accused of drug trafficking, electoral fraud, corruption and murder.
The MOLIRENA was again part of the Democratic Alliance of Civic Opposition (ADOC) electoral alliance in May 1989 which supported the presidential candidacy of Guillermo Endara of the Arnulfista Party, and after the official ratification of the results following the US military invasion in December. Guillermo Ford became Second Vice-President of the Republic (1989–1994).During this term Alonso Fernandez Guardia was president of the National Assembly (1991).
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