Renewal Party

The Renewal Party (in Spanish: Partido Renovador, PREN) was a Panamanian right liberal political party.

The Renewal Party was founded in 1947 by one of the Liberal Unification factions. In 1946 five liberal parties have allied within the Liberal Unification. Its five original parties were the Liberal Doctrinaire Party (led by Domingo Díaz Arosemena), Liberal Democratic Party (under Enrique Adolfo Jiménez), Liberal Renewal Party (under Francisco Arias Paredes), Chiarista Liberal Party (under Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón) and United Liberal Party (founded by died ex-President Belisario Porras Barahona). After the 1947 Liberal Unification nominating convention, one of the Liberal Renovador factions withdrew from the Liberal Unification when their candidate failed to get the nomination and became the Renewal Party.

For the 1948 elections, the PREN presented its presidential candidate, José Joaquin Vallarino. At the beginning of 1948 José Joaquin Vallarino withdrew from the presidential race and the PREN and National Revolutionary Party (PNR) formed a coalition to back José lsaac Fábrega of the PNR. José lsaac Fábrega polled 41,296 votes (20.82%) and came third. The PREN won 7 legislative seats.

In 1952 the PREN joined the Liberal Party “del Matadero”, National Revolutionary Party, Authentic Revolutionary Party and Popular Union Party to form the National Patriotic Coalition (CPN) to support the presidential aspirations of Colonel José Antonio Remón Cantera, head of the National Police. Ricardo Arias, a leader of the PREN and son of Francisco Arias Paredes became Second Vice-President to José Antonio Remón Cantera and taking over the presidency following Remon's assassination.

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