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 2016, Puerto Rico has 4 registered electoral parties:

Past

|Puerto Rico Idependence Party|| Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño||PIP||1946-2016

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

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

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

Political parties in Puerto Rico
Local parties	Movimiento Unión Soberanista New Progressive Party Popular Democratic Party Puerto Rican Independence Party Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party Working People's Party of Puerto Rico
National affiliations	Democratic Party Republican Party
Other parties	Hostosian National Independence Movement Puerto Rican Communist Party Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Socialist Front Socialist Workers Movement
Defunct parties	Autonomist Party Clear, Net, Authentic, and Complete Liberal Party Coalition Federal Party Independence Association of Puerto Rico Labor Party Liberal Party of Puerto Rico Liberal Reformist Party Libertarian Party People's Party Popular Socialist Movement Puerto Rican Renewal Party Puerto Rican Socialist Party Republican Union Socialist Party Unconditional Spanish Party Union of Puerto Rico
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