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40-400: Socialist Front may refer to: Socialist Front (Puerto Rico) , a coalition of far-left and pro-independence political organizations Socialist Front (Malaysia) (Barisan Sosialis), a left-wing political party 1957−1969 Socialist Front (Singapore) (Barisan Sosialis), a left-wing political party 1961−1988 Socialist Front (Singapore, 2010) ,

80-817: A Resident Commissioner to the United States House of Representatives , that official may not participate in votes determining the final passage of legislation. Furthermore, Puerto Rico holds no representation of any kind in the United States Senate . Both the Puerto Rican Independence Party and the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico officially oppose the island's political status quo and consider Puerto Rico's lack of federal representation to be disfranchisement. The remaining political organization,

120-673: A Puerto Rican soldier is tragic, it's more tragic if that soldier has no say in that war [with Iraq]" and that he did not want the children of Puerto Rico to become "colonial cannon meat." Another article in The Progressive also reported on PIP's anti-war activity. It was written three years earlier, in 2004, but it still noted that "some groups like the Puerto Rico Bar Association and the Independence Party have registered strong protests against

160-484: A current left-wing political party Socialist Front (Thailand) , a left-wing political coalition 1974−197 6 Socialist Front (Nepal) , a coalition of left parties in Nepal See also [ edit ] Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front , a defunct left-wing coalition of Malaysian socialist parties. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

200-646: A protest against the US Navy in Culebra . During the 1972 elections, the PIP showed the largest growth in its history while running a democratic socialist , pro-worker, pro-poor campaign. One year later, during a delegate assembly, Rubén Berríos declared that the party was not presenting a Marxist–Leninist platform and took the matter to the PIP's assembly which voted in favor of the party's current stance in favor of social democracy . The Marxist–Leninist faction, called

240-495: A wide group of world-recognized writers and artists. On 26 January 2007, the Nobel Prize laureate Gabriel García Márquez joined other figures such as Mario Benedetti , Ernesto Sábato , Thiago de Mello , Eduardo Galeano , Carlos Monsiváis , Pablo Armando Fernández , Jorge Enrique Adoum , Pablo Milanés , Luis Rafael Sánchez , Mayra Montero and Ana Lydia Vega , in supporting independence for Puerto Rico and joining

280-595: Is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States . Those who follow the PIP ideology are usually called independentistas , pipiolos or pro-independence activists . The party began as the electoral wing of the Puerto Rican independence movement . It is the largest of the independence parties, and the only one that

320-501: Is on the ballot during elections (other candidates must be added in by hand). In 1948, two years after being founded, the PIP gathered 10.2% of the votes in the island. In 1952, two years after an armed uprising of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party , it obtained 19% of the votes, its highest electoral support until 2024 , for that moment it was the second electoral party on the island. In 1956 it took 12.4% of

360-908: The 2000 Puerto Rican elections , the FS endorsed the Puerto Rican Independence Party . In the 2004 elections , the Socialist Front promoted a voting boycott but condemned the MINH 's support for the pro-Commonwealth Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Furthermore, the Socialist Front sustained and nurtured its decades-long alliance with the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party ( Spanish : Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño , PIP)

400-773: The Dominican Republic , since the Grito's mastermind, Ramón Emeterio Betances , not only admired the Dominican pro-independence struggle, but was also half-Dominican himself. The party's flag is based on the Nordic Cross flag design (specifically, the proportions used on the Swedish flag ). Nordic Cross flags, or Latin cross flags, are a common design in Scandinavia and other parts of the world, and in theory,

440-564: The Iraq War and oppose the U.S. government's efforts to encourage Puerto Ricans to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces . The Washington Post wrote in August 2007 that "on this island with a long tradition of military service, pro-independence advocates are tapping the territory's growing anti-Iraq war sentiment to revitalize their cause. As a result, 57 percent of Puerto Rico's 10th-, 11th- and 12th-graders, or their parents, have signed forms over

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480-606: The Latin American and Caribbean Congress in Solidarity with Puerto Rico's Independence , which approved a resolution favoring the island's right to assert its independence, as ratified unanimously by political parties hailing from 22 countries in November 2006. García Márquez's push for the recognition of Puerto Rico's independence was obtained at the behest of the Puerto Rican Independence Party. His pledge for support to

520-540: The Popular Democratic Party , is less active in its opposition of this case of disfranchisement but has officially stated that it favors fixing the remaining "deficits of democracy" that the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations have publicly recognized in writing through Presidential Task Force Reports. The flag's green color stands for the hope of becoming free, and the white cross stands for

560-615: The Popular Democratic Party , whose ultimate goal had originally been independence. Former FBI Director Louis Freeh admitted 2003 in a congressional budget hearing that the FBI had engaged in suppression of Puerto Rican independence groups from the 1930s to the 1990s, including surveillance of the Puerto Rican Independence Party. The actions undertaken by the FBI have been described as "egregious illegal action, maybe criminal action." After Freeh's public admission, The New York Times reported

600-755: The Puerto Rican Independence Movement was part of a wider effort that emerged from the Latin American and Caribbean Congress in Solidarity with Puerto Rico's Independence. On 18 June 2021 the United Nations associated Special Committee on Decolonization published a draft resolution calling on the United States to facilitate a process that enables the people of Puerto Rico to exercise their right to self-determination and independence. Juan Dalmau spoke before

640-754: The São Paulo Forum and the World Social Forum . Its supporters in New York City are organized in the Working Group on Puerto Rico . In 2006, the leader Jorge Farinacci García died of cancer, prompting a message of condolences from the Party for Socialism and Liberation . As a coalition of multiple tendencies, opinions often vary internally, however, amongst its stated public positions; it has supported general strikes, supports

680-690: The "terceristas", split into several groups. The biggest of them went into the Popular Socialist Movement , while the rest went into the Puerto Rican Socialist Party . In 1999, PIP leaders, especially Rubén Berríos , became involved in the Navy-Vieques protests started by many citizens of Vieques against the presence of the US military in the island- municipality ( see also: Cause of Vieques ). During

720-517: The 2008 elections, the PIP lost official recognition for the second time, obtaining 2.04% of the gubernatorial vote. Loss of recognition was official on 2 January 2009. The minimum vote percentage to keep official recognition is 3.0% as per the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico law. The party also lost both of its seats in the legislature , where they had had one seat in each house. In May 2009, the party submitted more than 100,000 signed petitions to

760-417: The Puerto Rico's elections commission and regained legal status. During the 2012 elections, the PIP lost official recognition for the third time, obtaining 2.5% of the gubernatorial vote. Loss of recognition will be official on 2 January 2013. The minimum vote percentage to keep official recognition is 3.0% as per the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico law. For the 2016 election, Senator María de Lourdes Santiago

800-527: The analysis of why independence hasn't made it,' said Félix V. Matos Rodríguez , director of the center at Hunter. 'In the 1940s, independence was the second-largest political movement in the island, (after support for commonwealth status), and a real alternative. But it was criminalized.' The existence of the FBI papers came to light during a US House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in 2000, when Representative José E. Serrano of New York questioned Louis J. Freeh , then FBI director, on

840-505: The average tax rate these corporations pay, which hovers around 5%. The PNP and the PPD parties amended the bill, taxing the corporations the traditional lower rate. Despite objections presented by the PIP, the PNP and PPD also allowed the companies to claim the additional tax as a credit on next year's bill, making the "tax", in effect, a one-year loan. Puerto Rico has been said "There is no place in

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880-606: The committee to represent the party stating that the colonial experience of the United States in Puerto Rico had failed and its harmful consequences were still visible. The Puerto Rican Independence Party has a overseas wing in the USA called Diáspora PIP , it is based in New York, Miami, Chicago, New Jersey, San Francisco, Portland, Connecticut and Seattle. As reported in numerous media, the PIP's leadership and active members participated in anti-war protests and mobilization to resist

920-442: The deployments. In an attempt to draw attention to Puerto Ricans' lack of elected representatives, even the usually pro-U.S. statehood party has raised concerns about the disproportionate body count suffered by islanders." Two years later, it was reported that PIP, along with hundreds of other supporters of Puerto Rican independence "blocked the entrance to the U.S. Federal Courthouse here on Feb. 20 to denounce recent FBI raids against

960-473: The domestic surveillance program known as COINTELPRO , which aimed at aggressively monitoring antiwar, leftist and other groups in the United States and disrupting them. In the case of Puerto Rican independence groups, J. Edgar Hoover 's 1961 memo refers to 'our efforts to disrupt their activities and compromise their effectiveness. Scholars say the papers provide invaluable additions to the recorded history of Puerto Rico. "I expect that this will alter somewhat

1000-407: The files available 'and see if we can redress some of the egregious illegal action, maybe criminal action, that occurred in the past'.". The FBI's surveillance of persons and organizations advocating Puerto Rico's independence, was not only recognized by the FBI's top leadership, but was also detailed in 1.8 million documents, a fraction of which were released in 2000. The political repression of

1040-525: The following details about actions against the Puerto Rican Independence Party: They include a 1961 directive from Mr. Hoover to seek information on 12 independence movement leaders, six of them operating in New York, "concerning their weaknesses, morals, criminal records, spouses, children, family life, educational qualifications and personal activities other than independence activities." The instructions were given under

1080-549: The holding of the non-binding referendum on the status of Puerto Rico , the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico accepted this petition on July 16, the Supreme Court's resolution, gives a "non-extendable deadline" of 15 days to the requesting party to present its argument. After this deadline, the defendant will have 15 days to present its arguments. On August 22, 2024, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court dismissed

1120-487: The homes and workplaces of ... supporters of Puerto Rican independence ... and the growing repression by the FBI against the independence movement in general." This demonstration reportedly marked the beginning of PIP "campaign to get the FBI out of Puerto Rico." During the 2005–2007 Puerto Rico economic crisis, the Puerto Rican Independence Party submitted various bills that would have taxed corporations making $ 1 million or more in annual net profits an extra ten percent above

1160-414: The issue. Freeh gave the first public acknowledgment of the federal government's Puerto Rican surveillance and offered a mea culpa. 'Your question goes back to a period, particularly in the 1960s, when the F.B.I. did operate a program that did tremendous destruction to many people, to the country and certainly to the F.B.I.,' Freeh said, according to transcripts of the hearing. Freeh said that he would make

1200-412: The party and the independence movement at large by the U.S. Federal Government between the years 1930 and 1975, coupled with an absorption of some cultural-nationalist ideology by the populares in the years thereafter have been identified as major reasons for the electoral decline of the party leading to its loss of official status in 2008. In 1971, the PIP gubernatorial candidate, Rubén Berríos led

1240-455: The past year withholding contact information from the Pentagon. ... For five years, PIP has issued opt-out forms to about 120,000 students in Puerto Rico and encouraged them to sign—and independista activists expect this year to mark their most successful effort yet." The article also quoted Juan Dalmau , then-secretary general of the Puerto Rican Independence Party as saying: "if the death of

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1280-581: The petition, allowing for the referendum to proceed on on November 5, 2024. The PIP cause receives moral support by international organizations. Examples of these are the Socialist International (the largest organization of political parties in the world), including fifteen political parties which are in power in Latin America. The government of Cuba also supports it, as well as the ex-president of Panama , Martín Torrijos , and

1320-525: The presidency of Nicolás Maduro , and has previously condemned acts of terrorism, saying: Motivated by the esteem and respect for human life that inspires our socialist ideals, we reject all attacks that irresponsibly or indiscriminately attempts against the life of any human being. Conscientious of the difference between the governments and the peoples, we repudiate all actions that, to strike governments, or to protest against some measures, however unjust they may be, strike in its place defenseless people. In

1360-423: The sacrifice and commitment of the party with democracy. The flag's design is based on the first national flag ever flown by Puerto Ricans, which is also the current flag of the municipality of Lares , location where the first relatively successful attempt of revolutionary insurgency in Puerto Rico, called Grito de Lares , took place on 23 September 1868. The Lares flag is, on the other hand, similar to that of

1400-457: The territorial limits of the United States that provides such an advantageous base for exporters. " Because of this, many US companies moved their headquarters and manufacturing facilities there. This is why the PNP and PPD believed the tax increase would exacerbate the problems United States citizens residing in the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico do not hold the right to vote in U.S. presidential elections. Although Puerto Rico residents elect

1440-485: The title Socialist Front . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Socialist_Front&oldid=1219338133 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Socialist Front (Puerto Rico) The FS

1480-470: The vote, this has been the largest share of the Puerto Rican vote (27.53%) ever gained by left-wing parties in Puerto Rico. Juan Dalmau is on the list of candidates for the general elections of November 5, 2024. PIP formed an alliance with Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana called Alianza de País . Puerto Rican Independence Party also filed a petition before the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico against

1520-406: The votes; in 1960 3.1%; in 1964, 4%; in 1968, 3.5; in 1972, 5.4; in 1976, 5.7; in 1980, 5.4; in 1984, 3.6, and in 1988, 5.5. In 2004 it obtained 2.7% of the votes, and in 2008 it took 2%. The party was founded on 27 October 1946, by Gilberto Concepción de Gracia (1909–1968), his colleague Fernando Milán Suárez and Antonio J. González. They felt the independence movement had been betrayed by

1560-1032: Was launched on November 4, 1990, as an initiative of the Socialist Workers' Movement (MST) joining with the Political Formation Workshop and the Puerto Rican Workers Party-Macheteros. In 2005 the MST officially disaffiliated with the Frente Socialista, and Puerto Rican Workers' Revolutionary Party , and the Political Education Workshop did the same in 2008, but the Frente has continued on. The Frente's principal spokespersons were Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl and Jorge Farinacci . Affiliated group: The FS participates in

1600-595: Was the party's nominee. She obtained 33,452 votes and came in fifth place, with 2.1% of the vote. Some of the senator's main policies for the election are outlined below For the 2020 election, Juan Dalmau was the party's nominee. He obtained 175,402 votes and came in fourth place, with a historic 13.58% of the vote, the second-best electoral performance in PIP history. With the Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (Citizens' Victory Movement) obtaining 179,265 votes and coming in third place with 13.95% of

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