Democratic Popular Party
ALFONSO RODRiGUEZ / EFE Commonwealth model governs their relations since 1952. Washington manages the territory but does not grant its inhabitants the same treatment as Americans. During these past four years Congress has ignored the annexationist claims of the Government of San Juan. Puerto Ricans have said for the first time in its history, in a non-binding consultation, wanting to become a State most of us.The U.S., instead of the model of Commonwealth which governs their relations since 1952. Credit: Sen. Sherrod Brown-2011. The result of the consultation held on Tuesday to coincide with the general election breaks with decades of support of Puerto Ricans to the current status, that perpetuates a relationship that Washington manages the territory but does not grant its inhabitants the same treatment as Americans. 61,15% Of voters opted for the annexation to EE UU to become one State, while a 33,31% opted for the figure of the free associate sovereign State, with a relationship of equals, and so only a 5.53% he advocated independence. The Democratic Popular Party (PPD), whose candidate for Governor, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, won general elections on Tuesday, had warned that the inquiry was misleading because it did not include among the possible options the current Commonwealth status.
The defeated Governor and promoter of the consultation, the annexation Luis Fortuno, refused to introduce that option argued that it lacked sense propose something that meant to encourage the perpetuation of the colony, as it is considered this territory to the UN. Wondered voters in the first place if they were in favor or against maintaining the current status, which allows a high degree of autonomy but which leaves in the hands of Washington issues such as borders, defence and international relations. This was the first time in history that raised this question and a 53,99% said that it was contrary to the current status, while a 46,01% spoke out in favour of perpetuating it.
The Deputy of the PP Ramon Moreno makes a harsh criticism to the work of Ana Pastor as presenter of the morning programme of interviews of TVE. Says on his blog that she is equal to attendees of the PSOE and pp PP Ramon Moreno Deputy has not published this Friday a post on his blog here there is no interference, hosted on the website of the people’s Party, which shows his opinion about TVE breakfasts programme, presented by journalist Ana Pastor. In the post, titled the well done things are otherwise, Moreno sets out that the presenter and Program Manager lacks self-critical spirit by stating in an interview that if everybody criticizes his program is because we are doing things well. According to Moreno – spokesperson of the Joint Commission of control parlamamentario of RTVE – breakfasts is the program of TVE where you can more appreciate the different treatment given to one or the other politicians in the party to which they belong. Asserts in his post that not all the Socialist leaders are treated equally in the program, but the impertinence and harassment reside mostly in interviews to the PP. Just stop at the tenor and tone of the questions and in the permanent party of the referee decision, says referring to Ana Pastor.