Revolutionary Isthmian Party

The Revolutionary Isthmian Party (in Spanish: Partido Istmeño Revolucionario (PIR)) was a Panamanian left-wing political party.

It was founded in 1964[1] by Álvaro Menéndez Franco.[2] In 1964 this party comprised part of the National Opposition Union that supported Marco Aurelio Robles.[3]

Álvaro Menéndez Franco, a poet and President of the National Council of Writers of Panama, a formerly presided over the Panama City Council, was the leader of National Action Vanguard (VAN). The VAN is known to be financed from Havana.[4] The VAN was only one of the more than twenty Communist-front organizations that were active in the flag war.[5]

The name of Álvaro Menéndez Franco also appeared on the ballot of the PIR for deputy in the Panamá Province (1964).[6]

In 1964 the PIR polled 933 votes (00.29%) and was abolished by the Electoral Tribunal.

References
  1. Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 21.
  2. Danger over Panama. New York : Dobbs Merrill company Inc., 1964. Pp. 394.
  3. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp. 532.
  4. Beruvides, Esteban M. Cuba: Anuario Histórico 1964. Miami: Colonial Press International. Pp. 84.
  5. Danger over Panama. New York : Dobbs Merrill company Inc., 1964. Pp. 311.
  6. Danger over Panama. New York : Dobbs Merrill company Inc., 1964. Pp. 394.
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