Panamanian general election, 1928

The Republic of Panama held a general election on 5 August 1928, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.

In the 1928 election, there was a split in the Liberal Party resulting in two Liberal candidates for president. There was no Conservative candidate. ^[1]

In 1928, President Rodolfo Chiari wrested control of the Liberal Party apparatus from Belisario Porras Barahona. The president also controlled four of seven posts on the nation’s electoral board. The combination of these two factors gave Rodolfo Chiari nearly insurmountable powers, by severely curbing his opponents’ ability to compete effectively in elections. ^[2]

Presidential election results

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Legislative election

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Aftermath

Immediately after President Arosemena's resignation on 2 January 1931, the Panama Supreme Court decided that the election of the First, Second and Third Vice-Presidents in October, 1930, was unconstitutional and it therefore invited Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované (Minister to the United States), who was elected First Vice-President in 1928, to become President of the Republic. ^[3]

References

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