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Related: About this forumFormer governor of Puerto Rico endorses Sanders in NYC
On the eve of New Yorks primary, former governor of Puerto Rico, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, endorsed Bernie Sanders in the Bronx, the newpaper El Nuevo Día reports. Sanders held a meeting today with New Yorks Puerto Rican community.
Anibal Acevedo Vilá was elected head of government of Puerto Rico in 2004 and belongs to the present ruling party of the island, Partido Popular Democrático, which is divided between those seeking a sovereign Puerto Rico with a free association treaty (Ela soberano), and those seeking greater powers in a non-territorial and non-colonial arrangement with the US (Ela mejorado).
Anibal Acevedo Vilá was elected head of government of Puerto Rico in 2004 and belongs to the present ruling party of the island, Partido Popular Democrático, which is divided between those seeking a sovereign Puerto Rico with a free association treaty (Ela soberano), and those seeking greater powers in a non-territorial and non-colonial arrangement with the US (Ela mejorado).
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Former governor of Puerto Rico endorses Sanders in NYC (Original Post)
leftcoastmountains
Apr 2016
OP
Wonderful news! I hope he's campaigning for Bernie in Puerto Rico too! I would love to see him win
in_cog_ni_to
Apr 2016
#4
appalachiablue
(41,127 posts)1. K & R. Excellent, Welcome aboard!
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)2. They keep on comin' - but he should quit now -
Skink
(10,122 posts)3. Puerto Rico is so beautiful.
I went there every week with Carnival cruise lines in the 90's. Beautiful place.
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)4. Wonderful news! I hope he's campaigning for Bernie in Puerto Rico too! I would love to see him win
ALL THE TERRITORIES!
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE