History
In the mid-1980s, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP, founded 1982), Lakas ng Bayan and the Lakas ng Bansa parties became members of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) coalition that supported the candidacy of Corazon Aquino and Salvador Laurel as President and Vice President respectively in the 1986 Snap Elections. By 1986, the PDP had merged with the Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN, founded 1978) party of the late Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., to form PDP-LABAN
In the 1987 Legislative elections, UNIDO, under the name "Lakas ng Bayan" became the dominant party in both houses of Congress, electing Representative Ramon Mitra, Jr. of Palawan as Speaker of the House of Representatives. UNIDO would be dissolved soon after. In 1988, PDP-LABAN was split into two factions: the Pimintel Wing of Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. and the Cojuangco Wing of Jose "Peping" Cojuangco, Jr.. The Cojuangco Wing and the Lakas ng Bansa party of Speaker Mitra merged in 1988 to form the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino. In the 1991 LDP National Convention, the party nominated Speaker Mitra as its nominee as President of the Philippines, while runner-up former Defense Secretary Fidel V. Ramos bolted the party and forms Partido Lakas ng Tao and wins the presidency in the 1992 National Elections.
In 1994, LDP formed a major coalition with Lakas Party of President Ramos dubbed as the "Lakas-Laban Coalition" for the 1995 Legislative Midterm elections winning majority of all seats in both houses of Congress.
In 1997, the party supported the candidacy of then Vice President Joseph Estrada to the presidency merging with two other parties forming the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses).
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