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Working People's Party (Puerto Rico)

Puerto Rican political party

Summary

Puerto Rican political party

Field	Value
name	Working People's Party
logo	Pueblotrabajador.svg
logo_size	200px
colorcode	Purple
president	Anneliesse Sánchez Zambrana
foundation
dissolved	Late 2016
merged	Citizens' Victory Movement (majority)
ideology	Left-wing populism
Democratic socialism
Social justice
Anti-colonialism
headquarters	Ave. Comerío, DD16, Río Hondo, Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
website	www.pueblotrabajador.com
country	Puerto Rico
native_name	Partido del Pueblo Trabajador
leader2_title	Spokesperson
leader2_name	Pedro Muñiz García
leader3_title	Representative
leader4_title	Candidate for governor
leader4_name	Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl
-->	position	Left-wing
youth_wing	Juventud PPT
colors	Purple

a Puerto Rican political party

Democratic socialism Social justice Anti-colonialism Read carefully before editing the field "ideology":

Per WP:IBT, unless a WP:RS citation is given AND the ideology is fully discussed in the body of the article, any additions populating the ideology field will be deleted. --| position = Left-wing

The Working People's Party ( or PPT) was a Puerto Rican socialist political party. It was founded on December 5, 2010, in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, by a group of activists, students, teachers, professors, union workers, actors, and public and private employees. As of 2016, the party had no opinion on the issue of the political status of Puerto Rico, instead saying that they believe the decision should be made by the people of Puerto Rico in a referendum.

The party was de facto dissolved in late 2016 after opting not to renew its registration, with most of its members joining the Citizens' Victory Movement.

Certification

The party worked to get the 100,000 endorsements required by the new electoral law of the Commonwealth in order to enroll with the Puerto Rico State Commission on Elections (CEE). On June 1, 2012, the CEE (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones) certified the PPT as an official party after getting the required number of endorsements.

Electoral performance

The party's candidate for governor, Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl, obtained more than 17,000 votes in the November 6, 2012 election, turning the party into the fourth most-voted political force in that electoral event. Their campaign slogan was: "Para romper el cerco electoral, abre paso, vota PPT", which roughly translates as "To break the electoral barrier, take a step, vote PPT".

In 2016, Rafael Bernabe was once again the PPT candidate for governor. Mariana Nogales was the candidate for Resident Commissioner. Bernabe received 5,373 votes for governor (0.34% of the vote), finishing in 6th and last place. Nogales received 18,871 votes for resident commissioner (1.29% of the vote) and finished 4th.

References

Fortuño Bernier, Francisco J.. (3 September 2016). "Fighting Puerto Rico's Federal Coup".
Fred M. Shelley. (26 May 2015). "Governments around the World: From Democracies to Theocracies: From Democracies to Theocracies". ABC-CLIO.
(15 September 2016). "The Working People's Party of Puerto Rico (PPT) Speaks to Young Voters at UPRM".
(December 5, 2010). "Nace un partido del pueblo trabajador en San Juan, PR". [[Red Betances]].
(28 August 2016). "Programa del Partido del Pueblo Trabajador".
(June 1, 2012). "CEE certifica al Partido del Pueblo Trabajador". GFR Media.
"CEE Event".
"Elecciones2016".

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