Political party strength in Puerto Rico
The political party strength in Puerto Rico has been held by different political parties in the history of Puerto Rico. Today, that strength is primarily held by two parties, namely: The New Progressive Party (PNP in Spanish) which holds about 39% of the popular vote while advocating for Puerto Rico to become a state of the United States The Popular Democratic Party (PPD in Spanish) which holds about 34% of the popular vote while advocating for maintaining the current political status of Puerto Rico as that of a Commonwealth The rest of the strength is held by three minority parties: The Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC) which holds about 12% of the popular vote while advocating for a constitutional assembly and running on a anti-colonial platform The Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP in Spanish) which holds about 6% of the popular vote while advocating for the independence of Puerto Rico Project Dignity (PD) which holds about 6% of the popular vote while advocating for a Christian and conservative platform == Before the 1952 Constitution == The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the United States insular area of Puerto Rico after 1898: Governor The table also indicates the historical party composition in the territorial or Commonwealth: Senate House of Representatives Territory delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives The Puerto Rican parties are as follows: Acción Cristiana (AC), Alianza Puertorriqueña (AP), Coalición* (C), Estadista (E), Estadista Puertorriqueño (EP), Estadista Republicano (ER), Puerto Rican Independence (PIP), Liberal (L), Movimiento Unión Soberanista (MUS), Nonpartisan (NP), New Progressive Party (PNP), Popular Democratic Party (PPD), People's Party (P), Working People's Party (PT/PPT), Puertorriqueños por Puerto Rico (PPR), Republicano Puertorriqueño (RP), Socialista Obrero (SO), Socialist (PSP), Unionist (U), and Unión Republicana Progresista (URP).
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