National Democratic Party (El Salvador) Explained

The National Democratic Party (es|Partido Nacional Democrático, abbreviated PND) was a Salvadoran political party that existed from 1918 to 1931. The party held power from 1918 to 1931 in a time period of El Salvador known as the Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty. El Salvador was called a "coffee republic" during the reign of the PND due to the country's heavy reliance on coffee exports.^[1] The party ruled as the country's sole political party.^[2]

The party did not participate in the 1931 general election since President Pío Romero Bosque did not designate a successor like his predecessors had done.^[3] The party was dissolved following the 1931 coup d'état when all political parties were banned. Its paramilitary wing from 1918 to 1923 was the Red League.^[4]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
1919		166,441		Elected
		4,370		Lost
1923		178,000		Elected
1927		?		Elected
1931	Did not run

Legislative Assembly elections

See also

• Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty
• Fourteen Families
• Coffee production in El Salvador

References

Bibliography

• Book: Ching. Erik K.. 1997. From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940. en. Santa Barbara, California. University of California, Santa Barbara. 39326756. 21 October 2024. .

Notes and References

1. Paige. Jeffery M.. 1993. Coffee and Power in El Salvador. Latin American Research Review. English. The Latin American Studies Association. 28. 3. 7–40. 10.1017/S0023879100016940 . 2503609. 252914247 . free.
2. Garcia, Miguel Angel (1928) Diccionario Histórico Enciclopédico de la República de El Salvador. Vol. II San Salvador pp 118-119
3. Grieb, Kenneth J (1971) "The United States and the rise of General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez" Journal of Latin American Studies 3, 2 p152
4. Web site: Elections and Events 1900–1934. 4 February 2023. en. University of California, San Diego. 23 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210323211317/https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/El%20Salvador/elections-and-events-1900-1934.html. dead.