Talk:Luis Fortuño/Archives/2012/September

Party name translation
Several of the top leaders of Puerto Rico's governing party (NPP) and its government, including Gov. Luis Fortuño, the party president, and Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock, the party's chief spokesperson on the U.S. mainland, translate "Partido Nuevo Progresista" as "New Party for Progress", rather than "New Progressive Party". They have a point because in 1967 (year of the nationally bipartisan NPP's foundation by a Republican leader) Spanish, "progresista" referred to being in favor of "progress", while the English word "progressive" in 2012 is almost synonimous to "liberal". This, New Party for Progress is a more accurate translation of "Partido Nuevo Progresista", since the NPP is a party that includes both Republican conservatives, such as Fortuño, as well as Democratic moderates, such as McClintock and Congressman Pedro Pierluisi.


 * Is there a source for this? --Ljvillanueva (talk) 11:07, 18 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Wall St. Journal uses it:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204789304578086783236445910.html?mod=googlenews_wsj&_nocache=1351819428060articleTabs=article&user=welcome&mg=id-wsj