List of political parties in Puerto Rico

This list of political parties in Puerto Rico identifies notable political parties in Puerto Rico, both past and present. Notes:

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. For political parties in the broader United States, see List of political parties in the United States.

Registered parties Active , Puerto Rico has five registered electoral parties:

Party Current leader Year founded Ideology PoliticalpositionGubernatorialvote (2024) Senate HouseMayors Popular Democratic Party (PPD) Pablo José Hernández Rivera1938 Center-left 273,162 (21.47%) New Progressive Party (PNP) Jenniffer González-Colón 1967 Center tocenter-right 524,373 (41.22%) Citizens' Victory Movement (MVC) Eva Prados 2019 Left-wing 1,522 (0.12%) Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) Rubén Berríos 1946 Center-left 391,945 (30.81%) Project Dignity (PD) Nilda Pérez 2019 to right-wing 81,251 (6.39%)

Inactive

Under United States sovereignty, 1898–present 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.

Name in English Name in Spanish Abbreviation Ideology Created Disbanded Federal Party Partido Federal Pro-autonomy 1899 1900s Puerto Rican Republican Party Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño Pro-statehood 1899 1924 Labor Party Partido Obrero PSPR Socialism, Pro-statehood 1899 1915 Union Party Partido Unión Pro-independence 1900s 1930s Socialist Party Partido Socialista de Puerto Rico PO Socialism 1915 1950s Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico PNPR Pro-independence 1920s 1965 Puerto Rican Alliance Alianza Puertorriqueña AP Centrism 1924 1932 Coalition Coalición Pro-statehood 1924 1940 Republican Union Unión Republicana Pro-statehood 1930s 1960s Puerto Rican Communist Party Partido Comunista Puertorriqueño PCP Marxism–Leninism, pro-independence 1930s 1990s Liberal Party of Puerto Rico Partido Liberal de Puerto Rico Pro-independence 1932 1948 Puerto Rican Reformist Party Partido Reformista Puertorriqueño PRP 1948 1948 Transparent, Authentic and Complete Liberal Party Partido Liberal Neto, Auténtico y Completo 1937 1948 Republican Statehood Party Partido Estadista Republicano PER Pro-statehood 1956 1968 Christian Action Party Partido Acción Cristiana PAC Christian politics 1957 1965 People's Party Partido del Pueblo PP 1960s 1970s Puerto Rican Union Party Partido Unión Puertorriqueña PUP 1969 1972 Puerto Rican Socialist Party Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño PSP Socialism, pro-independence 1970s 1990s Puerto Rican Renewal Party Partido Renovación Puertorriqueña PRP Pro-statehood 1983 1987 Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party Partido Puertorriqueños Por Puerto Rico PPPR Green politics 2007 2012 Sovereign Union Movement Movimiento Unión Soberanista MUS Pro-independence 2010 2012 Working People's Party Partido del Pueblo Trabajador PPT Left-wing populism, Democratic socialism 2012 2016

Under Spanish sovereignty, 1870–1898 There were no political parties in Puerto Rico until 1870. Bolívar Pagán states that the following parties were present in Puerto Rico during the years of Spanish sovereignty.

Name in English Name in Spanish Leader Platform / Ideology Created Disbanded Unconditional Spanish Party Partido Incondicional Español Jose Ramon Fernandez Conservative 1870 1898 Liberal Reformist Party Partido Liberal Reformista Pedro Geronimo Goyco Liberalism 1870 1898 Puerto Rican Autonomist Party Partido Autonomista Puertorriqueño R. B de Castro, later Celso Barbosa and Muñoz Rivera Self-rule under Spanish sovereignty 1887 1898 Orthodox Autonomist Party Partido Autonomista Ortodoxo Jose Celso Barbosa Puerto Rican independence 1897 1899 Puerto Rican Liberal Party Partido Liberal Puertorriqueño Luis Muñoz Rivera Puerto Rican independenceHad pact with Liberal Party of Spain 1897 1899

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

List of political parties in Puerto Rico

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