Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification
The Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario de Unificación Democrática) was the ruling party in El Salvador during the 1950s and early 1960s.
History
The party was established 1945 as the official party of the military rulers.[1] In the 1950 general elections, its candidate Óscar Osorio won the presidential elections, whilst the party won 38 of the 52 seats in the Constitutional Assembly. It was the only party to contest the 1952 and 1954 legislative elections. In the 1956 presidential elections several opposition candidates were barred from standing by the Central Elections Council,[2] allowing its candidate, José María Lemus, to win with over 95% of the vote. In the legislative elections that year it again won all 54 seats, despite facing opposition from the National Action Party.
The party won the 1958 legislative elections unopposed, and again won all 54 seats in the 1960 elections despite the NAP running again.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Óscar Osorio | 345,139 | 56.45% | Elected  Y |
| 1956 | José María Lemus López | 677,748 | 95.20% | Elected Y |
Legislative Assembly elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 345,139 | 56.45% | 38 / 52 |  38 | 1st | Supermajority government |
| 1952 | 700,979 | 100% | 54 / 54 | 16 |  1st | Supermajority government |
| 1954 | 100% | 54 / 54 | | 1st | Supermajority government | |
| 1956 | 552,000 | 94.4% | 54 / 54 | | 1st | Supermajority government |
| 1958 | 450,000 | 100% | 54 / 54 | | 1st | Supermajority government |
| 1960 | 368,545 | 87.7% | 54 / 54 | | 1st | Supermajority government |
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Legislative Assembly
- Christian Democratic Party
- Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
- Grand Alliance for National Unity
- National Coalition Party
- Nationalist Republican Alliance
- Nuestro Tiempo
- Nuevas Ideas
- Vamos
- Authentic Republican Movement
- Authentic Salvadoran Movement
- Citizen Power
- Democratic Change
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- Salvadoran Democracy
- Salvadoran Independent Party
- Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity
- Salvadoran Progressive Party
- Salvadoran Veteran Party
- Solidary Force
- Somos
- We Shall Construct a New El Salvador
- Authentic Constitutional Party
- Authentic Democratic Christian Movement
- Christian Force
- Communist Party of El Salvador
- Constitutional Party
- Democratic Action
- Democratic Convergence
- Democratic Republican League
- Democratic Union Party
- Labor Party
- Movement of National Solidarity
- Movement of Unity
- National Action Party
- National Development Party
- National Liberal Party
- National Opposing Union
- National Pro Patria Party
- National Republican Party
- National Revolutionary Movement
- Nationalist Democratic Union
- Party of Salvadoran Workers
- Party of the United People and the New Deal
- Popular Action
- Popular Orientation Party
- Progressive Fraternal Party
- Renewal Movement
- Renovated Action Party
- Renovating Action Party
- Republican People's Party
- Republican Social Front
- Revolutionary Democratic Front
- Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification
- Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party
- Salvadoran People's Party
- Social Christian Union
- Social Democratic Unification Party
- Social Democratic Party
- Stable Republican Centrist Movement
- United Democratic Centre
- United Independent Democratic Front
- Unity Movement
- Zaratista Party
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