Coalition (Puerto Rico)
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The Coalition was an electoral alliance
in Puerto Rico
.
The Coalition was formed in 1924, composed of the Republican Party
(later the Republican Union
) and the Socialist Party
. It was generally in favor of statehood and is generally regarded as representing the interests of United States sugar corporations. It held a majority in the island's legislature from 1932 to 1940.
Electoral alliance
An electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...
in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
.
The Coalition was formed in 1924, composed of the Republican Party
Republican Party (Puerto Rico)
The Republican Party is a political party in Puerto Rico, and the affiliate of the national Republican Party of United States. The party supports statehood for the island. Carlos Méndez, the Mayor of Aguadilla, is the local chairman and the party is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Luis G...
(later the Republican Union
Republican Union
The Republican Union was a pro-statehood political party in Puerto Rico.The Republican Union was founded in 1932 from the merging of the Pure Republican Party and the conservative wing of the Alianza...
) and the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Puerto Rico)
The Socialist Party was a political party in Puerto Rico.It was founded as the Labor Party in 1900 by Santiago Iglesias Pantín, an early leader of the Puerto Rican labor movement who was influenced by the Socialist Labor Party of America. It was formally refounded as the PS on March 21, 1915, in...
. It was generally in favor of statehood and is generally regarded as representing the interests of United States sugar corporations. It held a majority in the island's legislature from 1932 to 1940.