National Democratic Party (El Salvador)

The National Democratic Party (Partido Nacional Democrática) was a Salvadoran political party that existed from 1911 to 1931. The party held power from 1913 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]

National Democratic Party

Partido Nacional Democrática
AbbreviationPND
Founded1911
Banned1931
HeadquartersSan Salvador, El Salvador
Legislative Assembly (1928)
42 / 42

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 where banned.[3]

Electoral history

Presidential elections
Election Candidate Votes % Result Refs.
1915 Carlos Meléndez Ramirez 100% Elected Y [2]
1919 Jorge Meléndez 185,492 100% Elected Y [2][4]
1923 Alfonso Quiñónez Molina 100% Elected Y [2]
1927 Pío Romero Bosque 192,860 100% Elected Y [2][5]

Legislative Assembly elections
Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Refs
1928 Pío Romero Bosque 100%
42 / 42
 0 1st [6]

PND Presidents of El Salvador
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Election Vice President
– Carlos Meléndez Ramirez
(1861–1919)		 9 February 1913 29 August 1914 – –
– Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
(1874–1950)		 29 August 1914 1 March 1915 – –
1 Carlos Meléndez Ramirez
(1861–1919)		 1 March 1915 21 December 1918 1915 Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
– Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
(1874–1950)		 21 December 1918 1 March 1919 – –
2 Jorge Meléndez
(1871–1953)		 1 March 1919 1 March 1923 1919 Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
3 Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
(1874–1950)		 1 March 1923 1 March 1927 1923 Pío Romero Bosque
4 Pío Romero Bosque
(1860–1935)		 1 March 1927 1 March 1931 1927 Gustavo Vides

See also
  • Meléndez-Quiñónez dynasty

References
  1. Paige, Jeffery M. (1993). "Coffee and Power in El Salvador". Latin American Research Review. The Latin American Studies Association. 28 (3): 7–40. JSTOR 2503609.
  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. Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Vol. 52, 1921.
  5. La Vanguardia, 12 January 1927
  6. Political Handbook of the World, 1929 New York, 1930, p167
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