ice president
elected on the same ticket for four-year terms; governor elected by
popular vote for a four-year term; election last held 7 November 2000
(next to be held 2 November 2004) head of government: Governor Sila
M. CALDERON (since 2 January 2001) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the
governor with the consent of the legislature

Legislative branch: bicameral Legislative Assembly consists of the Senate
(28 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve four-year
terms) and the House of Representatives (51 seats; members are directly
elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) election results:
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PPD 19, PNP 8,
PIP 1, other 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -
NA%; seats by party - PPD 30, PNP 20, PIP 1 note: Puerto Rico elects,
by popular vote, a resident commissioner to serve a four-year term as a
nonvoting representative in the US House of Representatives; aside from
not voting on the House floor, he enjoys all the rights of a member of
Congress; elections last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held 2 November
2004); results - percent of vote by party - PPD 49.3%; seats by party
- PPD 1; Anibal ACEVEDO-VILA elected resident commissioner elections:
House of Representatives - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held
2 November 2004)

Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Appellate Court; Court of First Instance
composed of two sections: a Superior Court and a Municipal Court (justices
for all these courts appointed by the governor with the consent of
the Senate)

Political parties and leaders: National Democratic Party [Celeste
BENITEZ]; National Republican Party of Puerto Rico [Luis FERRE];
New Progressive Party or PNP (pro-US statehood) [Carlos PESQUERA];
Popular Democratic Party or PPD (pro-commonwealth) [Sila M. CALDERON];
Puerto Rican Independence Party or PIP (pro-independence) [Ruben BERRIOS
Martinez]

Political pressure groups and leaders: Armed Forces for National
Liberation or FALN; Armed Forces of Popular Resistance; Boricua Popular
Army (also known as the Macheteros); Volunteers of the Puerto Rican
Revolution

International organization participation: Caricom (observer), ECLAC
(associate), FAO (associate), ICFTU, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, WCL,
WFTU, WHO (associate)

Diplomatic representation in the US: none (commonwealth associated with
the US)

Diplomatic representation from the US: none (commonwe