National Republican Party (El Salvador) Explained

National Republican Party
Native Name:	Partido Republicano Nacional
Native Name Lang:	es
Colorcode:	FF0000
Abbreviation:	PRN
Founded:	1930
Dissolved:	1931
Successor:	National Pro Patria Party
Headquarters:	San Salvador, El Salvador
Ideology:	Nationalism
Country:	El Salvador

The National Republican Party (Spanish; Castilian: Partido Republicano Nacional) was a Salvadoran political party that existed from 1930 to 1931.

The party supported Brigadier General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez during the 1931 general election. The party joined a coalition with Arturo Araujo's Labor Party during the 1931 general election.^[1] The coalition failed to win a majority but Araujo was elected president by the Legislative Assembly and Maximiliano Hernández Martínez became vice president.

The party was dissolved following the 1931 Salvadoran coup d'état but was later turned into the National Pro Patria Party.^{[2] [3]}

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly elections

See also

• 1931 Salvadoran general election
• Labor Party (El Salvador)
• National Pro Patria Party

Notes and References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook Vol. 1 Oxford University Press, p287
2. Grieb, Kenneth J (1971) "The United States and the rise of General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez" Journal of Latin American Studies 3, 2 p152
3. Web site: The Martinez Era: Salvadoran-American Relations, 1931-1944.. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Carmelo Francisco esmeralda Astilla. 1976.