Country Alliance (Spanish: Alianza de País) is an electoral alliance in Puerto Rico for the 2024 Puerto Rican general election composed by two progressive, anti-colonial parties of Puerto Rico.
Country Alliance Alianza de País | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Juan Dalmau |
| Candidate for resident commissioner | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén |
| Candidate for governor | Juan Dalmau |
| Candidate for San Juan mayor | Manuel Natal Albelo |
| Founded | January 23, 2023 |
| Legalised | 2024 |
| Merger of | Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño and Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana |
| Ideology | Puerto Rican independence Left-wing nationalism Progressivism Democratic socialism Anti-neoliberalism Anti-colonialism Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| Colors | Gold Black |
| Seats in the Senate | 3 / 27 |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 3 / 51 |
| Municipalities (Mayors) | 0 / 78 |
| Seats in the U.S. House | 0 / 1 |
| Election symbol | |
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Background
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In the 2016 gubernatorial election, the independent candidate Alexandra Lúgaro managed to arrive in third with 11.13%, María De Lourdes Santiago of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and Rafael Bernabe from the Working People's Party (PPT) failed to reach the 3% threshold required to remain registered with 2.13% and 0.34% respectively.[1] It was the first time since 1964 that one of the two main parties got less than 40%, when the pro-statehood PNP was still known as Partido Estadista Republicano and the first time since 1968 a third-party candidate got more than 10% of the vote.[2]
In the 2020 gubernatorial election, Alexandra Lúgaro, this time for the newly-formed Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC), reached 13.95% and PIP-candidate Juan Dalmau reached 13.58%, combined they got just 4.2% less than Carlos Delgado Altieri of the PPD and 5.7% less than Pedro Pierluisi of the PNP.[3]
The electoral law of Puerto Rico bans electoral fusion thus PIP runs Roberto Velázquez as Resident Commissioner candidate and MVC runs Javier Córdova Iturregui as gubernatorial candidate who function as paper candidates.[4]
Composition
edit| Party | Leader | Ideology | Position | Senators | Representatives | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' Victory Movement (MVC) | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén | Progressivism Anti-colonialism Anti-neoliberalism |
Left-wing | 2 / 27
|
2 / 51
| |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) | Rubén Berríos Martínez | Social democracy Puerto Rican independence |
Centre-left | 1 / 27
|
1 / 51
| |
Election results
editGovernor Election Results
edit| Year | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Juan Dalmau (PIP) | 364 145 | 32 / 100
|
32,78% |
Resident Commissioner Election Results
edit| Year | Candidate | Votes | % | -/+ | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén (MVC) | 106,025 | 10 / 100
|
10% | No electa |
San Juan Mayoral Election Results
edit| Year | Candidate | Votes | % | -/+ | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manuel Natal Albelo (MVC) | 45.836 | 41 / 100
|
41.2% | No electa |
References
edit- ^ "GOBERNADOR". Puerto Rico State Commission on Elections (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Elections in Puerto Rico: Results Lookup - Islandwide Totals". Elecciones en Puerto Rico / Elections in Puerto Rico. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "GOVERNOR". Puerto Rico State Commission on Elections. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Osman Pérez Méndez (2 January 2024). "Dalmau cataloga candidatura de médico a comisionado residente como "un acto de generosidad y desprendimiento"". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
