Republican Party of Puerto Rico
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The Republican Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico) is the local affiliate of the national United States Republican Party in Puerto Rico. The affiliation started in 1903.[1] The party does not participate in the November elections mandated by the Constitution of Puerto Rico for local registered political parties because it is not a registered party in Puerto Rico for local electoral purposes.[2] Instead, the party holds its own elections to select the Puerto Rico delegates to the Republican National Convention and holds presidential primaries on the last Sunday of February.[lower-alpha 2]
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Republican Party of Puerto Rico Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico | |
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Chairperson | Angel M. Cintrón |
Founded | 1899 |
Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Student wing | College Republicans of Puerto Rico |
Ideology | Conservatism, American exceptionalism, Puerto Rico Statehood, liberal democracy. |
Political position | Center-rigth |
National affiliation | Republican Party[lower-alpha 1] |
Colors | Red |
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The Republican Party of Puerto Rico's ideology supports statehood for Puerto Rico. Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón, resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, is the current local party chairperson.[3][4] The local affiliate is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Most of the Party members are associated with the local New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico), but not everyone agrees with being associated with the usually more liberal NPP. It is not the only conservative Party in the Island, it is the only formally GOP associated one.