page_title: 1953 Philippine presidential election
section_title: Liberal Party
hierarchical_section_title: 1953 Philippine presidential election / Summary / Liberal Party
caption_attribution_description: Foreign Minister of the Philippines, Carlos P. Romulo during the Clark Air Force Base turnover ceremonies
context_page_description: The Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections of 1953 were held on November 10, 1953. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to former Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay. His running mate, Senator José Yulo, lost to Senator Carlos P. Garcia. Vice President Fernando Lopez did not run for re-election. This was the first time that an elected president did not come from the Senate.
context_section_description: The Liberal Party renominated President Elpidio Quirino and former House Speaker and Liberal Party President José Yulo for president and vice-president respectively.
  Following the nomination, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Carlos P. Romulo and his men walked out of the LP convention and formed the Democratic Party. The DP then nominated Romulo for the presidency and supported the re-election of Vice President Fernando Lopez.
  What was supposed to be a three-way race was reduced to a battle between the ruling Liberals against the Nacionalistas after the DP withdrew in support of Magsaysay, resulting in the Nacionalista-Democrata-Nationalist Citizens’ Party (NCP) coalition.
caption: Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Carlos P. Romulo
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