Spokesperson Pedro Muñiz García | Youth wing Juventud PPT | |
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President Anneliesse Sánchez Zambrana Candidate for governor Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl Founded December 5, 2010; 6 years ago (2010-12-05) Headquarters Ave. Comerío, DD16, Río Hondo, Bayamón, Puerto Rico. | ||
The Working People's Party (Spanish: 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. 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.
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Certification
The party worked to get the 60,000 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 certified the PPT as an official party after getting the required number of endorsements.
2012 & 2016 elections
The party'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 political force in that electoral event. 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.