Labor Party (El Salvador)

The Labor Party (Partido Laborista) was a Salvadoran political party that existed from 1930 to 1931.

Labor Party
Partido Laborista
AbbreviationPL
LeaderArturo Araujo
Founded1930
BannedDecember 1931
HeadquartersSan Salvador
IdeologySocial democracy[1]
Land reform[2]
Political positionCenter-left

The party was founded by Arturo Araujo in 1930. 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

ElectionCandidateVotes%ResultRef.
1931Arturo Araujo106,777
46.65%
Elected Y[3]

Legislative Assembly elections

ElectionVotes%PositionSeats+/–Status in legislature
1931UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownNewGovernment

See also

References