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Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico are assigned under the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Their area codes are 787 and 939. Prior to March 1, 1996, Puerto Rico was one of many Caribbean islands served by area code 809. On that date Puerto Rico was assigned the new area code 787. Permissive dialing of 809 ended January 31, 1997.
This article lists political parties in Puerto Rico.. Puerto Rico has a 'first past the post' electoral system, in which a voter can vote by party, by candidate or both.To qualify as an official political party (and thus be able to appear on the printed state electoral ballot), a party must meet the criteria set forth by the Puerto Rico Electoral Law.
The Communist Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Comunista de Puerto Rico, PCPR) is a communist party in Puerto Rico. The party was founded in 2010, after members reformed a previous organization called " Refundación Comunista ".
María de Lourdes Santiago Negrón is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician from Adjuntas.She is the current vice-president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and in 2004 became the first woman from that party to be elected into the Senate in the history of Puerto Rico. [1]
The Puerto Rican Communist Party (in Spanish: Partido Comunista Puertorriqueño, PCP) was a communist party in Puerto Rico founded on 23 September 1934 [2] following the sugar strikes on the island that same year. Relevant members include General Secretary Alberto E. Sánchez, president Juan Santos Rivera, and Jose A. Lanauze Rolón.
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.
The Speaker traces its history back to more than 125 years ago when the Foraker Act formally established the post on April 12, 1900. Several laws eventually superseded said act, and the post was eventually established by the Constitution of Puerto Rico, specifically Article III, which establishes that, "[...]the House of Representatives [shall elect] a Speaker from among [its] members."
Served as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 1993 to 1995. She also worked in the office of the Governor of Puerto Rico and was a board member of the University of Puerto Rico. [2] In 2021, Buxó ran in the special election for U.S. Senate shadow