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Popular Democratic Party

political party, Puerto Rico
Also known as: PPD

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role in Puerto Rico

  • Puerto Rico
    In Puerto Rico: Government

    …two leading parties are the Popular Democratic Party, which supports the continuation of commonwealth status, and the New Progressive Party, which favours U.S. statehood. Together these two parties have commanded virtually all the vote in elections since the late 20th century. The Puerto Rican Independence Party, which won one-fifth of…

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    In Puerto Rico: Political developments

    …form a new party, the Popular Democratic Party (Partido Popular Democrático; PPD), to promote it as an issue. The PPD aimed to improve the conditions of the lower classes, particularly the hardworking jíbaros of the mountainous interior, under the slogan “Bread, land, and liberty.” A large part of the electorate…

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