Social Democratic Party (Bolivia)
The Social Democratic Party (
The Social Democratic Party was founded in 1944 by younger, conservative Bolivians committed to modernization and the technological and technocratic strategies they believed necessary to achieve it.[2]
Led by
For the 1947 general elections, the Party allied with the Liberal Party and Revolutionary Left Party and backed Liberal Luis Femando Guachalla as the coalition's presidential candidate.[4]
For the 1951 general elections, the PSD allied with the
During the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement regime (1952–1964), the Social Democratic Party was a minor force, allied electorally with the Bolivian Socialist Falange. It was generally regarded as an ideological relic of the prerevolutionary period, surviving only because its leaders were relatively young.[6]
After Víctor Paz Estenssoro's overthrow in 1964, the Social Democratic Party obtained a new lease on life and cooperated with the military regime of General René Barrientos Ortuño. Their influence no doubt was stimulated by the growing prominence of "technocrats" in the military dictatorships of Brazil and Argentina.[7] For the 1966 general elections PSD allied with the
The PSD withdrew support
In succeeding years, the Social Democratic Party became inactive after that, although
Notes
- ^ Political handbook of the world 1970. New York, 1970. P. 27.
- ^ Ronald H. McDonald, J. Mark Ruhl. Party politics and elections in Latin America. Westview Press, 1989. P. 228.
- ^ Political parties of the Americas: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. Greenwood Press, 1982. P. 144.
- ^ Walter Ríos Gamboa. Bolivia, hacia la democracía: apuntes histórico-políticos. Khana Cruz, 1979. P.161.
- ^ "Sistema electotales en Bolivia" (PDF). cne.org.bo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-18.
- ^ Political parties of the Americas: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. Greenwood Press, 1982. P. 144.
- ^ Ronald H. McDonald, J. Mark Ruhl. Party politics and elections in Latin America. Westview Press, 1989. P. 228.
- ^ Political handbook of the world 1970. New York, 1970. P. 27.
- ^ Ronald H. McDonald, J. Mark Ruhl. Party politics and elections in Latin America. Westview Press, 1989. P. 228.