List of political parties in Puerto Rico
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This article lists political parties in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico has a hybrid 'first past the post' electoral system, in which a voter can vote by party, by candidate or both. To qualify as an official political party (and thus be able to appear on the printed state electoral ballot), a party must meet the criteria set forth by the Puerto Rico Electoral Law.
These criteria categorize political parties as follows:
- Principal Party - one that obtained at least 3% of the straight-ticket party votes cast in the prior general election, or 7% of the party-label votes for the governor & resident commissioner, or 5% of the gubernatorial candidate votes.
- Principal Party of the Majority - one that obtained the majority of governor candidate votes cast in the prior general election.
- Party by Petition - one that has submitted the minimum number of signatures required for new registration (currently 3 percent of the total of all votes cast for governor in the prior general election)
Political parties meeting the stated criteria are certified and inscribed by the State Elections Commission.
Registered parties
Present
As of June 1, 2012, Puerto Rico has six[1] registered electoral parties:
| Name (in English) | Name (in Spanish) | Initials | Current leader | Ideology |
| Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party | Partido Puertorriqueños por Puerto Rico | PPR | Rogelio Figueroa | Social, environmental and economic reform |
| New Progressive Party | Partido Nuevo Progresista | PNP | Pedro Pierluisi | Pro-statehood |
| Popular Democratic Party | Partido Popular Democrático | PPD | Alejandro García Padilla | Pro-commonwealth, pro-autonomous entity: different from a federated state or a territory. (Estado Libre Asociado), as established in 1950 law |
| Working People's Party | Partido del Pueblo Trabajador | PPT | Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl | pro-working class, Pro-well being of the working people. |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño | PIP | Juan Dalmau Ramírez | Pro-independence[2] |
| Sovereign Union Movement[3] | Movimiento Unión Soberanista | MUS | Arturo Hernández[4] | In favor of a sovereign Puerto Rico |
Past
| Name (in English) | Name (in Spanish) | Abbreviation | Existed |
| Federal Party | Partido Federal | - | 1900s |
| Christian Action Party | Partido Acción Cristiana | PAC | 1960s |
| Liberal Party of Puerto Rico | Partido Liberal de Puerto Rico | - | 1932-1944 |
| Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico | Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico | PNPR | 1920s-Present, no longer electoral. |
| Puerto Rican Communist Party | Partido Comunista Puertorriqueño | PCP | 1930s-1990s |
| Puerto Rican Renewal Party | Partido Renovación Puertorriqueño | PRP | 1983-1987 |
| Puerto Rican Socialist Party | Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño | PSP | 1970s-1990s |
| Republican Statehood Party | Partido Estadista Republicano | PER | 1900s-1930s |
| Socialist Party | Partido Socialista de Puerto Rico | PSPR | 1900s-1950s |
| People's Party | Partido del Pueblo | PP | 1960s-1970s |
| Puerto Rican Union Party | Partido Unión Puertorriquena | PUP | 1969-1972 |
| Union Party | Partido Unión | - | 1900s-1930s |
| Republican Union | Unión Republicana | - | 1930s-1960s |
Unregistered parties
A number of unregistered political parties and organizations exist in Puerto Rico outside of the electoral arena. These organizations span the entire political spectrum:
- Movimiento Socialista de Trabajadores (Socialist Workers Movement) - Socialist Revolutionary organization, with strong bases in the trade union and student movement. Bandera Roja - Periodical, in Spanish
- Hostosian National Independence Movement (MINH) - (Umbrella organization in favor of pro independence and nationalist movements) - Movimiento Independentista Nacional Hostosiano
- Pro ELA - In favor of a freely associated republic status.
- Libertarian Party of Puerto Rico - Partido Libertario de Puerto Rico - Pro-Libertarianism / Formerly affiliated to the US Libertarian Party
- United Statehooders - Estadistas Unidos.
- Socialist Front - An umbrella of socialist organizations.
- Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
- Republican Party of Puerto Rico - The Republican Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Republicano) is an affiliate of the national Republican Party in Puerto Rico.
- Democratic Party of Puerto Rico - The Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Demócrata) is an affiliate of the national Democratic Party in Puerto Rico.
See also
- Politics of Puerto Rico
- List of political parties by country
- List of political parties in the United States
- Puerto Rican Independence Movement
- Political party strength in Puerto Rico
References
- ↑ "CEE certifica al Partido del Pueblo Trabajador". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish) (Puerto Rico: El Nuevo Dia). June 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Puerto Rican Independence Party Regains Legal Status". Latin American Herald Tribune. 2009-15-2009. Retrieved 2009-05-16. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Puerto Ricans Reject Constitutional Amendments. Danica Coto (Associated Press). August 19, 2012. ABC News.
- ↑ Arturo Hernandez aspira a la Gobernación - El Nuevo Dia
External links
Party sites
- New Progressive Party (PNP)
- Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico (PRPR)
- Commonwealth Elections Commission of Puerto Rico (see: General Information)
- Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (PPD)
- Socialist Workers Movement (MST)
- Republican Party of Puerto Rico
Miscellaneous links
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