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The '''Partido del Pueblo Trabajador (PPT)''' (Working People's Party) is a [[Puerto Rican people|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. <ref>{{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}}</ref> [[File:PPTlogo.jpg|thumb|right|2010-2011 logo]] They worked to get the 60,000 endorsements required by the new electoral law of the [[Puero Rico|Commonwealth]] in order to enroll with the State Elections Commission (CEE). |
The '''Partido del Pueblo Trabajador (PPT)''' (Working People's Party) is a [[Puerto Rican people|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. <ref>{{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}}</ref> [[File:PPTlogo.jpg|thumb|right|2010-2011 logo]] They worked to get the 60,000 endorsements required by the new electoral law of the [[Puero Rico|Commonwealth]] in order to enroll with the State Elections Commission (CEE). |
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On June 1, 2012, the CEE certified the PPT as an official party after getting the required number of endorsements.<ref>{{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}}</ref> |
On June 1, 2012, the CEE certified the PPT as an official party after getting the required number of endorsements. It's candidate for governor Prof. [[Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl]] obtained more than 17,000 votes in the November 6, 2012 election, turning the party into the fourth most- voted in that electoral event. |
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<ref>{{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}}</ref> |
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[[File:Partido del Pueblo Trabajador banner and promos.JPG|thumb|Campaign banners for PPT]] |
[[File:Partido del Pueblo Trabajador banner and promos.JPG|thumb|Campaign banners for PPT]] |
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Revision as of 06:31, 20 June 2013
Working People's Party Partido del Pueblo Trabajador | |
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| President | Anneliesse Sánchez |
| Candidate for Governor | Prof. Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl |
| Spokesperson | Pedro Muñiz García |
| Founded | October 2010 |
| Headquarters | Ave. Comerío, DD16, Río Hondo, Bayamón. |
| Ideology | Well-being of the working class of Puerto Rico |
| Colours | Purple |
| Website | |
| http://www.pueblotrabajador.com/ | |
The Partido del Pueblo Trabajador (PPT) (Working People's Party) 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. [1]
They worked to get the 60,000 endorsements required by the new electoral law of the Commonwealth in order to enroll with the State Elections Commission (CEE).
On June 1, 2012, the CEE certified the PPT as an official party after getting the required number of endorsements. It's candidate for governor Prof. Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl obtained more than 17,000 votes in the November 6, 2012 election, turning the party into the fourth most- voted in that electoral event. [2]
References
- ^ "Nace un partido del pueblo trabajador en San Juan, PR". Red Betances (in Spanish). Puerto Rico. December 5, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ^ "CEE certifica al Partido del Pueblo Trabajador". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Puerto Rico: GFR Media. June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
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