Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party
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The Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party is a Puerto Rican
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 political party
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 which tenets are citizen participation, sustainable development, effective administration, and quality of life. Founded in 2003, it was certified by the State Electoral Commission in May 2007, but later lost this recognition in the 2008 Puerto Rican general elections after failing to garner the necessary minimum votes.

History

The Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party was founded in 2003.

On April 2007, it submitted the signatures required for certification by the Electoral State Commission. Rogelio Figueroa
Rogelio Figueroa
Rogelio Figueroa was the 2008 gubernatorial candidate for the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico party, a registered political party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico....

 is the president of the party.

The party finally got its certification on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, when the President of the Electoral Commission gave his approval. During this process, two out of the three commissioners of the currently registered political parties supported the PPR's certification. Due to electoral law in the island, if the commissioners don't reach a unanimous decision, the President of the Electoral Commission decides whether the Party gets registered.

2008 election

The party had an ambitious agenda, attempting to run for nearly all elected positions, including Governor, Resident Commissioner (US Congress), and both State legislative houses (Senate and House of Representatives).

The PPR lost its official recognition when Rogelio Figueroa, the candidate for Governor obtained only 2.77% of the votes. According to Puerto Rico's Electoral Law a party must receive at least 3.0% of the votes in its gubernatorial race in order to retain its official status. The party's loss of recognition took effect on January 2, 2009.

The aftermath

After the loss the party experienced internal struggles and discent with many party officials and candidatees breaking away from the party. Nevertheless, the party continues to operate as an independent entity and it is seeking to regain its Electoral Commission certification.

Platform

The PPR was originally organized as an ecological party, similar to green parties in Europe. It later broadened its platform and ideology to include economical issues, the political status of Puerto Rico, and citizen participation in government.
The standing that PPR has taken on the issue of the political status of Puerto Rico has been a non-traditional one in Puerto Rican politics. The PPR's position is a neutral one. The party has not and will not take a side on the issue of Puerto Rico's status. In fact, candidates and officials of PPR are actually people with diverse opinions on what the future status of Puerto Rico should be. PPR has managed to put in one party followers of Statehood, Independence, and Commonwealth. The party's stance is that the issue of the status of Puerto Rico should be discussed after bigger problems that affect Puerto Ricans' daily life are resolved.

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