List of political parties in Puerto Rico facts for kids

This article lists political parties in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico has a '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.

This list sorts political parties either alphabetically or by date of founding.

Registered parties

Present

As of 2020, Puerto Rico has five registered electoral parties:

Party			Initials	Current leader	Ideology	Senate	House
		Popular Democratic Party Partido Popular Democrático	PPD	Jesus Manuel Ortiz	Pro-Commonwealth Liberalism Social liberalism	12 / 27	26 / 51
		New Progressive Party Partido Nuevo Progresista	PNP	Pedro Pierluisi	Puerto Rico statehood	10 / 27	21 / 51
		Citizens' Victory Movement Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana	MVC	Manuel Natal Albelo	Progressivism Anti-corruption Anti-colonialism	2 / 27	2 / 51
		Puerto Rican Independence Party Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño	PIP	Rubén Berríos	Left-wing nationalism Social democracy Puerto Rican independence	1 / 27	1 / 51
		Project Dignity Proyecto Dignidad	PD	César Vázquez Muñiz	Christian democracy Anti-corruption	1 / 27	1 / 51

Past – under U.S. sovereignty

The existing parties in Puerto Rico at the time of change of sovereignty in 1898 reinvented themselves into parties with by-laws, platforms and ideologies consistent with the new political reality brought about by the change of sovereignty. The Barbosistas, followers of Jose Celso Barbosa and mostly aligned with Partido Autonomista Ortodoxo, formed the Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño, while the Muñocistas, followers of Luis Muñoz Rivera and mostly aligned with Partido Liberal Puertorriqueño, formed Partido Federal.

Past – under Spain sovereignty

There were no political parties in Puerto Rico until 1870. Bolivar Pagan states the following were the political parties in Puerto Rico during the years of Spanish sovereignty.

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:

• 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.
• Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
• Communist party of Puerto Rico
• Socialist Front – An umbrella of socialist organizations.
• Socialist Workers Movement – Socialist Revolutionary organization, with strong bases in the trade union and student movement. Bandera Roja – Periodical, in Spanish
• United Statehooders – Estadistas Unidos.

Affiliates of federal-level United States parties

Unlike the political parties listed above, which are eligible for registration with the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (CEE) upon fulfilling CEE requirements, the following parties exist as affiliates of American parties and participate in the U.S. primaries of the corresponding American parties at the federal level. Also, unlike the Puerto Rican political parties above, all of which are based in Puerto Rico, these parties are headquartered in mainland United States.

• Democratic Party of Puerto Rico – (Spanish: Partido Demócrata de Puerto Rico) is the Puerto Rico affiliate of the U.S. national Democratic Party.
• Libertarian Party of Puerto Rico – (Spanish: Partido Libertario) is a Puerto Rico affiliate of the U.S. national Libertarian Party
• Republican Party of Puerto Rico – (Spanish: Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico) is the Puerto Rico affiliate of the U.S. national Republican Party

See also

In Spanish: Partidos políticos de Puerto Rico para niños

• Historia de los Partidos Políticos Puertorriqueños (1898-1956)
• Politics of Puerto Rico
• Political party strength in Puerto Rico
• Elections in Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rican Independence Movement