Panama Reviews Party Structure
Panama - The Patriotic Union Party (UP) is
pondering options to concrete a merger
agreement with Democratic Change Party, in
an action that would represent changes in
the structure of these organizations in
Panama.
The UP leadership is to appoint a committee
in charge of discussing this step, mainly
involving two of the political forces
included in the Alliance for Change.
This bloc managed to group also the
Panamenista Party and the Liberal Republican
Nationalist Movement (MOLIRENA) to bring
Ricardo Martinelli to the presidency.
UP President Anibal Galindo said the talks
would be held without haste, taking into
account that both groups share common views.
With 87,600 members, the Patriotic Union
emerged in 2006, as a result of a merger
between the Solidarity Party and the
National Liberal Party.
Democratic Change is Martinelli's party,
which ranks third in number of members, with
126,489 affiliates in late June. |
