Lakas ng Bansa
Lakas ng Bansa | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ramon Mitra Jr. |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Dissolved | 1988 |
| Merged into | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Center-right[1] |
| National affiliation | Laban (1987) |
| Colors | Blue, dark blue, and Yellow |
The Lakas ng Bansa (LnB; lit. 'Power of Nation') is a defunct Conservative liberal political party in the Philippines established in 1986, and folded until 1988.
History
[edit]In 1986, after the snap elections which made Corazon Aquino swept in power, House Speaker Ramon Mitra and some members of United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) created a pro-Aquino party which supports the president, regardless of former previous party affiliation.[2]
In 1988, Mitra, Congressman Peping Cojuangco, and presidential sister-in-law Paul Aquino agreed to merge Lakas ng Bansa and PDP–Laban to form Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP).[3]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Congress of the Philippines | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Representatives | Senate | |||||
| Year | Seats won | Result | Year | Seats won | Ticket | Result |
| 1987 | 45 / 200
|
Lakas ng Bansa / PDP–Laban plurality | 1987 | 1 / 24
|
LABAN | LABAN win 22/24 seats |
References
[edit]- ^ Derbyshire, ed. (2016). Encyclopedia of World Political Systems. Routledge. p. 751. ISBN 9781317471561.
... was formed in 1997 through the merger of the center-right Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP: Democratic Filipino Struggle Party), the rightwing Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and the Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP). ...
- ^ KIMURA, Masataka (December 1989). The Revolution and Realigntnent of Political Parties in the Philippines (Decetnber 1985 January 1988): With a Case in the Province of Batangas (PDF).
- ^ Teehanke, Julio Cabral (May 11, 2020). Factional Dynamics in Philippine Party Politics, 1900–2019.