Partido Ortodoxo
Orthodox Party Partido Ortodoxo | |
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Authentic Party | |
Headquarters | Havana |
Newspaper | CMQ Radio (FM) |
Youth wing | Orthodox Youth (Juventud Ortodoxa) |
Ideology | Cuban nationalism Anti-imperialism Populism Factions: Democratic socialism Social democracy Social corporatism Liberalism Agrarian reform |
Political position | Big tent |
Colors | Black |
Slogan | "Shame against money" (Vergüenza contra dinero) |
The Party of the Cuban People – Orthodox (
History
In the 1948 general elections Chibás came third in the presidential election, whilst the party won four seats in the House of Representatives. In the 1950 mid-term elections they won nine. Chibás' cousin, Roberto Agramonte, was the favorite to win the 1952 election (for the Ortodoxos) but Fulgencio Batista staged a coup almost three months before the election.
Fidel Castro was an active member of the PPC-O in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He intended to run as a PPC-O candidate for the Cuban parliament prior to Batista's coup.[1][2]
Ideology and platform
The PPC-O was a catch-all party, open to all that wanted join to it. Generally
- Former members of the nationalists, supporting anti-imperialismand revolutionary goals
- Former members of the communistsoldiers, disappointed by their party's misconduct
- Former members of the Liberal Party of Cuba: petite bourgeoisie, with more pro-business views
The political program reflected PPC-O's catch-all nature, claiming support for:[3]
- Direct democracy
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- The fight against criminals
- Progressivism
- Anti-imperialism (mainly anti-Americanism) and nationalism
- latifundios and monoculture, agricultural diversification
- Fair payments and economic redistribution
- power plants, and telecommunications
- The private ownership
- Social corporatism and labor rights
The left-wing of the PPC-O had its most influence in the party's youth wing, the Orthodox Youth (Juventud Ortodoxa). A 1948 pamphlet by the Orthodox Youth espoused a Marxist-inspired,
References
- ISBN 978-0-691-02536-0
- ^ Castro biography Archived 2007-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Partido Ortodoxo (1951). Doctrina del Partido Ortodoxo.
- ISBN 9786071654908.
- ISBN 9789590108037.
- ISBN 9781418582814.