Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana

Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana
Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana; Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana
President	Ana Irma Rivera Lassén
Candidate for governor	Alexandra Lúgaro
Founded	March 11, 2019
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ideology	Anti-colonialism
Colours	Gold and Black
Website
	www.victoriaciudadana.com
	Politics of Puerto Rico; Political parties; Elections;

The Citizens' Victory Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana, MVC) is a Puerto Rican political party founded in 2019. It is running in the 2020 governor election on an anti-colonialism platform, proposing a constitutional assembly to determine a final decision regarding the relationship between the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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.[1] MVC also calls for a constitutional assembly to reach a final decision on the political status of Puerto Rico. Though members of the party have historically supported the independence movement, MVC would have the assembly choose a decolonization plan that results in statehood, full independence, or a free association status with the United States.[2] The 2019 Telegramgate scandal that engulfed the ruling New Progressive Party helped sharpen the focus of the MVC on government reform.[3]

Founding members

Founding members[4] 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

"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.
"Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana presenta sus postulados en el Tapia". Metro (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 11, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

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[1] "Victoria Ciudadana (About)". Facebook. April 17, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[2] "A New Political Party in Puerto Rico". PR51st. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[3] Cabán, Pedro (October 21, 2019). "The Summer 2019 Uprising: Building a New Puerto Rico". NACLA. New York City, New York. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[4] "Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana presenta sus postulados en el Tapia". Metro (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 11, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.