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The Party of the Democratic Revolution (Spanish: Partido de la Revolución Democrática, pronounced [paɾˈtiðo ðe la reβoluˈsjon demoˈkɾatika], PRD) is a state-level [15] social democratic [16] [17] political party in Mexico (previously national, until 2024). [18]
Dissidents expelled from the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico (then led by Antonio R. Barceló) founded the PPD in 1938. [6] Many of them were part of the old socialist movement of Puerto Rico. The dissident faction, initially calling themselves the Partido Liberal, Neto, Auténtico y Completo (" Clear, Net, Authentic, and Complete Liberal Party ...
It won 7.8% of votes and 8 of 100 seats in the Senate, and 5.9% of the vote and 4 of 164 seats in the House of Representatives, demoting it to the sixth rank among parliamentary parties. Before the election, a faction of the PDA had split off and joined the Green Party .
When asked by David Gregory about his views on same-sex marriage on Meet the Press on May 5, 2012, Biden stated he supported same-sex marriage. [176] On May 9, 2012, a day after North Carolina voters approved Amendment 1, President Obama became the first sitting United States president to come out in favor of same-sex marriage. The 2012 ...
[4] [5] One of his great-grandmothers was Rosa Solá, a woman held in slavery by his great grandfather, Vicente Marín. [6] In 1901 when Muñoz Marín was three years old, a group of statehood supporters broke into his father's El Diario's building and vandalized most of the equipment. [7] Following this incident, the family moved to Caguas.
[5] [6] [4] In a direct democracy , the people have the direct authority to deliberate and decide legislation . In a representative democracy , the people choose governing officials through elections to do so.
A Mexican State (Spanish: Estados), officially the Free and Sovereign State (Spanish: Estado libre y soberano), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government , state governor , and state congress .
The Board of Notables for State Reform (Spanish: Junta de Notables para la Reforma del Estado) called by President Laura Chinchilla during her administration recommended increasing the number of deputies to between 75 and 85. [25]