Republican Statehood Party Partido Estadista Republicano | |
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Abbreviation | PER |
Founded | 1956 |
Dissolved | 1968 |
Preceded by | Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño |
Merged into | New Progressive Party |
Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-right |
The Partido Estadista Republicano (English: Republican Statehood Party) was a political party in Puerto Rico that operated from 1956 to 1968.[1][2][3] Its president was Miguel A. García Méndez.[4][5] The party formed in 1952 after Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño became "Partido Estadista Republicano".[6] It dissolved in 1968 after a split in the party forced it to fold, giving way to Partido Nuevo Progresista.