Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana

Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC) (English: Citizens' Victory Movement) is a Puerto Rican political party founded in 2019. It ran in the 2020 General Elections on an anti-colonialism platform, proposing a constitutional assembly to determine a final decision regarding the relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico.

Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana
PresidentAna Irma Rivera Lassén
Candidate for governorAlexandra Lúgaro
FoundedMarch 11, 2019 (2019-03-11)
HeadquartersSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Youth wingLa Jota MVC
IdeologyAnti-neoliberalism[1]
Anti-colonialism[1]
Progressivism[1]
Political positionLeft-wing[1]
Colours  Gold
  Black
Seats in the Senate
2 / 27
Seats in the House of Representatives
2 / 51
Municipalities (Mayors)
0 / 78
Seats in the U.S. House
0 / 1
Website
www.mvcpr.org

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.[2] MVC also calls for a constitutional assembly to choose a decolonization plan that results in statehood, full independence, or a free association status with the United States.[3] In economic terms, the party's platform known as the "Urgent Agenda" places emphasis on strengthening labor rights and opposing privatization.[1] The 2019 Telegramgate scandal that implicated the ruling New Progressive Party helped define the focus of the MVC on government reform.[4]

Elected Officials

Senate

Representatives

Founding members

Founding members[7] of the MVC include:

References
  1. Farinacci-Fernós, Jorge M. (22 November 2020). "Puerto Rico Is Moving Left". Jacobin (magazine). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. "Victoria Ciudadana (About)". Facebook. April 17, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  3. "A New Political Party in Puerto Rico". PR51st. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  4. Cabán, Pedro (October 21, 2019). "The Summer 2019 Uprising: Building a New Puerto Rico". NACLA. New York City, New York. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  5. Betito Márquez sobre su hijo, el nuevo representante del MVC: "Él brilla por luz propia": José Bernardo Márquez es uno de los dos legisladores por acumulación del nuevo partido que hasta ahora entran a la Cámara. El Nuevo Dia. 4 November 2020. Accessed 14 November 2020.
  6. Betito Márquez sobre su hijo, el nuevo representante del MVC: "Él brilla por luz propia": José Bernardo Márquez es uno de los dos legisladores por acumulación del nuevo partido que hasta ahora entran a la Cámara. El Nuevo Dia. 4 November 2020. Accessed 14 November 2020.
  7. "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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