Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana
Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC) (English: Citizens' Victory Movement) is a Puerto Rican political party founded in 2019. It ran in the 2020 General Elections on an anti-colonialism platform, proposing a constitutional assembly to determine a final decision regarding the relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico.
Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana | |
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President | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén |
Candidate for governor | Alexandra Lúgaro |
Founded | March 11, 2019 |
Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Youth wing | La Jota MVC |
Ideology | Anti-neoliberalism[1] Anti-colonialism[1] Progressivism[1] |
Political position | Left-wing[1] |
Colours | Gold Black |
Seats in the Senate | 2 / 27 |
Seats in the House of Representatives | 2 / 51 |
Municipalities (Mayors) | 0 / 78 |
Seats in the U.S. House | 0 / 1 |
Website | |
www.mvcpr.org | |
History
It was founded on March 11, 2019, by a group of veteran politicians and others with the goal of fighting corruption and restoring Puerto Rico's governmental institutions; promoting social, economic, and fiscal reconstruction; and decolonization of Puerto Rico.[2] MVC also calls for a constitutional assembly to choose a decolonization plan that results in statehood, full independence, or a free association status with the United States.[3] In economic terms, the party's platform known as the "Urgent Agenda" places emphasis on strengthening labor rights and opposing privatization.[1] The 2019 Telegramgate scandal that implicated the ruling New Progressive Party helped define the focus of the MVC on government reform.[4]
Elected Officials
Senate
- Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl (2020 '1)[1]
- Ana Irma Rivera Lassén (2020 '1)[1]
Representatives
- José Bernardo Márquez (2020, '1)[5]
- Mariana Nogales Molinelli (2020, '1)[6]
Founding members
Founding members[7] of the MVC include:
- Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl, historian and 2016 PPT candidate for governor
- Alexandra Lúgaro, lawyer and 2016 independent candidate for governor
- Mariana Nogales Molinelli, lawyer and 2016 PPT candidate for resident commissioner
- Ana Irma Rivera Lassén, former head of the Bar Association of Puerto Rico
- Manuel Natal Albelo, former member of the Partido Popular Democratico current representative in the 29th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
References
- Farinacci-Fernós, Jorge M. (22 November 2020). "Puerto Rico Is Moving Left". Jacobin (magazine). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- "Victoria Ciudadana (About)". Facebook. April 17, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- "A New Political Party in Puerto Rico". PR51st. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- Cabán, Pedro (October 21, 2019). "The Summer 2019 Uprising: Building a New Puerto Rico". NACLA. New York City, New York. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- Betito Márquez sobre su hijo, el nuevo representante del MVC: "Él brilla por luz propia": José Bernardo Márquez es uno de los dos legisladores por acumulación del nuevo partido que hasta ahora entran a la Cámara. El Nuevo Dia. 4 November 2020. Accessed 14 November 2020.
- Betito Márquez sobre su hijo, el nuevo representante del MVC: "Él brilla por luz propia": José Bernardo Márquez es uno de los dos legisladores por acumulación del nuevo partido que hasta ahora entran a la Cámara. El Nuevo Dia. 4 November 2020. Accessed 14 November 2020.
- "Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana presenta sus postulados en el Tapia". Metro (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 11, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.