Eastern Rural Party

The Eastern Rural Party (Spanish: Partido Ruralista Oriental, PRO) was a small right-wing political party in Bolivia.

The Eastern Rural Party was established in 1978 by a large landowner Víctor Hugones. ^[1]

In 1978 the Eastern Rural Party allied with the Christian Democratic Party and its candidate René Bernal Escalante. ^[2]

After the elections on 9 July 1978 the Eastern Rural Party disappeared.

Notes[edit]

^ Durán Gil, A. Estado militar e instabilidade política na Bolívia. (1971-1978). 2003. P.27.
^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 2. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. P.151.