Salvadoran Laborist Party Explained

Salvadoran Laborist Party
Native Name:	Partido Laborista Salvadoreña
Native Name Lang:	es
Colorcode:	FFD700
Abbreviation:	PL
Leader:	Arturo Araujo
Founded:	Unknown
Banned:	December 1931
Headquarters:	San Salvador
Ideology:	Social democracy^[1] Land reform^[2]
Position:	Center-left
Country:	El Salvador

The Salvadoran Laborist Party (Spanish; Castilian: Partido Laborista Salvadoreña) was a Salvadoran political party that existed until 1931.

The party was founded by Arturo Araujo. The party joined a coalition with Maximiliano Hernández Martínez's National Republican Party during the 1931 general election.^[3] The coalition failed to win a majority but Araujo was elected president by the Legislative Assembly.

The party dissolved following the 1931 Salvadoran coup d'état when all political parties were banned.^[4]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Result	Ref.
1919		1,022		Lost
1931		106,777		Elected

Legislative Assembly elections

See also

• National Republican Party (El Salvador)

References

Bibliography

• Book: Ching. Erik K.. 1997. From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940. en. Santa Barbara, California. University of California, Santa Barbara. 39326756. 27 September 2024. .

Notes and References

1. Book: Gould, Jeffrey L.. To rise in darkness : revolution, repression, and memory in El Salvador, 1920-1932. 2007. Duke University Press. Aldo Lauria-Santiago. 978-0-8223-8124-2. Durham. 59. 271244522.
2. Book: A reference guide to Latin American history. 2000. M.E. Sharpe. James D. Henderson, Helen Delpar, Maurice Philip Brungardt, Richard N. Weldon. 1-56324-744-5. Armonk, N.Y.. 41185126. 183.
3. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook Vol. 1 Oxford University Press, p287
4. Grieb, Kenneth J (1971) "The United States and the rise of General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez" Journal of Latin American Studies 3, 2 p152