List of political parties in Puerto Rico
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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).
According to Puerto Rico Electoral Laws[1], the country recognizes any political party with 5% or more of the total voters.
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[edit] Official and Unofficial Parties
- Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) (English-language website)
- Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (PPD)
- New Progressive Party (NPP)
- Commonwealth Elections Commission of Puerto Rico (see: General Information)
- AXJ Party of Puerto Rico (AXJ)
- Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP)
- Socialist Workers Movement (MST)
- National Independence Hostosiano Movement (MINH)
[edit] 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).
[edit] Major parties
Since the 1960s, there have been three major political parties in Puerto Rico:
| Name (in English) | Name (in Spanish) | Initials | Current leader | Ideology |
| New Progressive Party | Partido Nuevo Progresista | PNP | Pedro Rosselló | pro-statehood |
| Popular Democratic Party | Partido Popular Democrático | PPD | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá | pro-commonwealth |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño | PIP | Rubén Berríos | pro-independence |
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 )
[edit] Past parties
| Name (in English) | Name (in Spanish) | Abbreviation | Existed |
| Federal Party | Partido Federal | - | 1900s |
| Liberal Party | Partido Liberal | - | 1930s-1940s |
| Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico | Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico | PN | 1920s-Present? |
| Puerto Rican Communist Party | Partido Comunista Puertorriqueño | PCP | 1930s-1990s |
| Puerto Rican Renovation Party | Partido Renovación Puertorriqueño | PRP | 1980s |
| Puerto Rican Socialist Party | Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño | PSP | 1970s-1990s |
| Republican Party | Partido Republicano | - | 1900s-1930s |
| Socialist Party | Partido Socialista | - | 1900s-1950s |
| Union Party | Partido Unión | - | 1900s-1930s |
| Republican Union | Unión Republicana | - | 1930s-1960s |
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
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[edit] External links
[edit] Official sites
- Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) (English-language website)
- 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)
[edit] References
- Central Intelligence Agency (USA). The World Factbook (2003). United States of America.
- Commonwealth Elections Commission of Puerto Rico (2003). Puerto Rico Electoral Law. Puerto Rico.
| Political Parties in Puerto Rico | |
| Major Parties | Puerto Rican Independence Party | Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party |
|---|---|
| Minor Parties | Movimiento Socialista de Trabajadores | Socialist Front | Hostosian National Independence Movement |
