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Political parties in Puerto Rico lists political parties in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. Only one other political party, the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), obtains enough support to receive official recognition as a registered political party,Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). The Executive Branch of the Government of Puerto Rico is comprised of various Departments which provide public services to the citizens of Puerto Rico. ... In Puerto Rico, Public corporations are separate legal entities who are owned, either entirely or in great majority, by the Government of Puerto Rico. ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born February 13, 1962) is the eighth and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico is the legislative branch of the government of Puerto Rico. ... Seal of the Senate of Puerto Rico. ... The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, larger than the Senate. ... The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, having the ultimate judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret and decide questions of local commonwealth law. ... Politics of Puerto Rico Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Puerto Rico ... The Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 took place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004. ... General elections will be held in Puerto Rico on 4 November 2008. ... There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the United States Government, but Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities at the second order. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... // Political scientists have developed concepts of different ideal types of political parties in order to better compare them with each other. ... A two-party system is a form of party system where two major political parties dominate the voting in nearly all elections. ...

According to Puerto Rico Electoral Laws[1], the country recognizes any political party with 5% or more of the total voters. // Political scientists have developed concepts of different ideal types of political parties in order to better compare them with each other. ... For the Finno-Ugric people, see Votes. ...

Official and Unofficial Parties

• Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) (English-language website)
• Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (PDP)
• New Progressive Party (NPP)
• Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico (PRPR) (English-language website)
• Commonwealth Elections Commission of Puerto Rico (see: General Information)
• AXJ Party of Puerto Rico (AXJ)
• Socialist Workers Movement (MST)
• National Independence Hostosiano Movement (MINH)

The parties

The general rule on naming applies. That means: the parties are named in the English translation and the original native name is placed on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the English form. Rationale and specifics: See: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English).

Major parties

Since the 1960s, there have been three major political parties in Puerto Rico: The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

The PPD and PNP have exchanged the Governor's seat since 1948, but the PIP has also had an impact on the election: many consider that the small group of PIP voters could have made a difference as to which of the other two major parties won some of the close elections. This latter phenomenon is locally referred to as the watermelons (or melones in Spanish), because of the party colors of those who vote for the PPD (red) but in reality support the PIP (green) The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... A U.S. 51 star flag has been designed in case of a 51st state actually joining the United States. ... PPD logo and accompanying motto: Bread, Land, Freedom. The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that supports the continuation of Puerto Ricos current status as a free associated state of the United States, which... Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born February 13, 1962) is the eighth and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... In the terminology of the United States insular areas, a commonwealth is an organized territory that has established with the Federal Government a more highly developed relationship, usually embodied in a written mutual agreement. ... The Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP) in Spanish) is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. ... Date of birth June 21, 1939 Place of birth Aibonito, Puerto Rico Occupation Lawyer President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

Past parties

The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Federal Party (Spanish: Partido Federal) was a short-lived political party in Puerto Rico. ... The Liberal Party (Spanish: Partido Liberal) was a political party in Puerto Rico. ... The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party was first organized on September 17, 1922. ... The Puerto Rican Communist Party (Spanish: Partido Comunista Puertorriqueño, PCP) was a communist party in Puerto Rico. ... The Puerto Rican Renovation Party —or Partido de Renovación Puertorriqueño (PRP) in Spanish— was a short-lived political party in Puerto Rico. ... The Puerto Rican Socialist Party -- or Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño (PSP for its abbreviation in Spanish) -- was a Puerto Rican political party that existed from the 1971 to 1993 and advocated independence and a socialist government for Puerto Rico. ... The Republican Party (Spanish: Partido Republicano) is a political party in Puerto Rico that supports statehood for the island. ... The Socialist Party (Spanish: Partido Socialista, PS) was a political party in Puerto Rico. ... The Union of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Unión de Puerto Rico, UPR), also known as the Union Party, was a major political party in Puerto Rico. ... The Republican Union (Spanish: Unión Republicana) was a pro-statehood political party in Puerto Rico. ...

Political organizations (in English)

• Movimiento Socialista de los 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)
• United Statehooders - Estadistas Unidos

Logo A Puerto Rican democratic socialist revolutionary organization, dedicated to the self-organization and self-emancipation of the working-class in Puerto Rico and international solidarity with the workers struggles world-wide. ... The Hostosian National Independence Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Independentista Nacional Hostosiano, MINH) is a leftist and pro-independence organization in Puerto Rico. ... An associated state is used to describe a free relationship between a territory and a larger nation. ... For other uses, see Republic (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• List of political parties in the United States

External links

• CIA World Factbook: Puerto Rico
• Elections in Puerto Rico
• Puertorican Politics Portal

Official sites

• Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) (English-language website)
• Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico (PRPR) (English-language website)
• New Progressive Party (NPP)
• Commonwealth Elections Commission of Puerto Rico (see: General Information)
• Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (PPD)
• AXJ Party of Puerto Rico (AXJ)
• Socialist Workers Movement (MST)
• National Independence Hostosiano Movement (MINH)

References

1. Central Intelligence Agency (USA). The World Factbook (2003). United States of America.
2. Commonwealth Elections Commission of Puerto Rico (2003). Puerto Rico Electoral Law. Puerto Rico.