Progressive Liberal Party (Venezuela) Explained

The Progressive Liberal Party (Spanish; Castilian: Partido Liberal Progresista, abbreviated P.L.P.) was a political party in the Amazonas Federal Territory of Venezuela. The party had a loose organization and was set up ahead of the 1947 Venezuelan general elections. The PLP was close to the Democratic Republican Union (URD).^{[1] [2]} PLP won the sole parliamentary seat in the Amazonas Federal Territory in the December 1947 elections, obtaining 860 votes.^{[1] [3] [4]} PLP also won the municipal election held alongside the parliamentary vote, winning 3 out of the 5 seats in the Municipal Council of the Amazonas Federal Territory.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Boris Bunimov-Parra. Introducción a la sociología electoral venezolana. 1968. Editorial Arte. 68, 74.
2. Book: Manuel Vicente Magallanes. Cuatro partidos nacionales: Acción Democrática, Copei, Partido Comunista de Venezuela, Unión Republicana Democrática. 1973. Diana, Artes Gráf., Madrid. 148.
3. Book: John D. Martz. Accion Democratica: Evolution of a Modern Political Party in Venezuela. 8 December 2015. Princeton University Press. 978-1-4008-7587-0. 75–76.
4. Book: Rodolfo Quintero. Universidad Central de Venezuela. Estudio de Caracas. 1973. Ediciones de la Biblioteca. 149.
5. Book: Rafael Arráiz Lucca. El «trienio adeco» (1945-1948) y las conquistas de la ciudadanía. 15 February 2016. Editorial Alfa. 978-84-16687-12-1. 126.