“Working People's Party of Puerto Rico”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

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The Working People's Party ({{lang-es|Partido del Pueblo Trabajador}} or PPT) is a Puerto Rican 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.^[4] As of 2016, the party has 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.

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/09/puerto-rico-debt-promesa-crisis-colonial/ |title=Fighting Puerto Rico's Federal Coup |last=Fortuño Bernier |first=Francisco J. |date=3 September 2016 |website=Jacobin |access-date=19 November 2016}}
2. ^{{cite book|author=Fred M. Shelley|title=Governments around the World: From Democracies to Theocracies: From Democracies to Theocracies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wui6CAAAQBAJ|accessdate=19 November 2016|date=26 May 2015|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-4408-3813-2|page=360|chapter=Puerto Rico: Commonwealth}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hercampus.com/school/uprm/working-peoples-party-puerto-rico-ppt-speaks-young-voters-uprm |title=The Working People's Party of Puerto Rico (PPT) Speaks to Young Voters at UPRM |last= |first= |date=15 September 2016 |website=Her Campus at University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |access-date=19 November 2016}}
4. ^{{Cite news | title =Nace un partido del pueblo trabajador en San Juan, PR | newspaper = Red Betances | location = Puerto Rico | pages = | language = Spanish | publisher = | date = December 5, 2010 | url = http://www.redbetances.com/comunicados/53-comunicados-de-prensa/492-mas.html | accessdate = June 17, 2012}}
5. ^{{Cite news | title =CEE certifica al Partido del Pueblo Trabajador | newspaper = El Nuevo Dia | location = Puerto Rico | pages = | language = Spanish | publisher = GFR Media | date = June 1, 2012 | url = http://www.elnuevodia.com/ceecertificaalpartidodelpueblotrabajador-1269796.html | accessdate = June 17, 2012}}
6. ^http://64.185.222.182/REYDI_Escrutinio12/index.html#es/default/GOBERNADOR_ISLA.xml
7. ^http://www.nuevaisla.com/elecciones2016.html