Philippine Political Parties and the 1961 Election
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2852739 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Meadows (American University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1962 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261 |
| Publication date | 1962-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pacific Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2753186 |
| OpenAlex | W2331873941 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
O N NOVEMBER I4, 96I, Filipino voters for the third time in five postindependence presidential elections removed an incumbent President from office. The resultant peaceful change of government further solidified the already firmly established ideology of democracy in the islands. The i96i election appears even more notable when the circumstances surrounding it are compared with those involved in the elections of i946 and I953, the two other occasions on which the ins were defeated. In I946 the Nacionalista Party, which had controlled Philippine politics for some four decades with hardly any opposition, was defeated by the newlyestablished Liberal Party, itself an offshoot of the Nacionalistas. The loss stemmed largely from the fact that the Nacionalista presidential candidate, the late Sergio Osmefia, Sr., was unable for reasons of health to campaign extensively and refused to make political promises which he knew could not be fulfilled. In addition, many voters no doubt felt that the country should start out with a new party in office, one which might well be more energetic than the long-dominant Nacionalista Party in handling the problems of a newly independent nation. The Liberal Party remained in power until I953. To explain its defeat in the election of that year, it need only be mentioned that the Nacionalista presidential nominee was Ramon Magsaysay, the most popular figure in modern Philippine political history. Magsaysay literally was unbeatable, winning nearly 70 percent of the votes in I953. Moreover, his opponent, the late President Elpidio Quirino, was handicapped by illness and by a record of graft and corruption in his administration. When Magsaysay was killed in
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