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	Ref.
1950	Óscar Osorio	345,139	56.45%	Elected Y	[3]
1956	José María Lemus	677,748	95.20%	Elected Y	[2]

Legislative Assembly elections

Election	Votes	%	Position	Seats	+/–	Status in legislature	Ref.
1950	345,139	56.45	1st	38 / 52	New	Supermajority government	[4]
1952	700,979	100.00	1st	54 / 54	16	Supermajority government	[5]
1954		100.00	1st	54 / 54	0	Supermajority government	[6]
1956	552,000	94.36	1st	54 / 54	0	Supermajority government	[5]
1958	450,000	100.00	1st	54 / 54	0	Supermajority government	[5]
1958	368,545	87.73	1st	54 / 54	0	Supermajority government	[5]

References

Citations

1. Nohlen 2005, p. 270.
2. Nohlen 2005, p. 288.
3. Nohlen 2005, p. 287.
4. Nohlen 2005, p. 281.
5. Nohlen 2005, p. 282 & 285.
6. Nohlen 2005, p. 285.

Bibliography

• Nohlen, Dieter (2005). Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1: North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. pp. 270–299. ISBN 9780191557934. OCLC 58051010. Retrieved 27 October 2024.