The National Patriotic Coalition (in Spanish: Coalición Patriótica Nacional, CPN) was a Panamanian conservative nationalist political party.
It was founded in advance of the election of 1952 to support the presidential aspirations of Colonel José Antonio Remón Cantera, head of the National Police.
[7] Meantime, the CPN, undisturbed by any effective opposition in the National Assembly, began to suffer serious dissension within its own ranks.
For having switched to the CPN after the Remón's death, the Liberal Democratas were rewarded with the foreign ministry and the agriculture, commerce, and industry portfolio.
On 3 June 1957, Díaz was joined in his stand by former President Alcibíades Arosemena and four ex-cabinet members and formed a new party named the National Liberation Movement to oppose de la Guardia.
The formation of the National Liberation Movement led by Temístocles Díaz Q. created additional problems for the disintegrating CPN.
The de la Guardia administration generally tended to be overwhelmed by its domestic problems and the rapid pace of events in foreign affairs.