The
Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana was a result of an attempt by some minority parties, such as the
Movimiento Unión Soberanista (MUS) and the
Working People's Party (PPT), political organizations, namely the
Hostosian National Independence Movement (MINH), and other prominent political figures, to establish an "ample front", with conversations predating
Hurricane Maria. Notable individuals who advocated for its formation were
Ana Irma Rivera Lassén, former-president of the
Bar Association of Puerto Rico, then-independent Representative,
Manuel Natal Albelo,
Claridad-publisher and urban planner José "Tato" Rivera Santana, and union leader Roberto Pagán. On Tuesday, March 5, 2019, Rivera Lassén, registered the party logo as well as the intention of forming a new party at the
Puerto Rico State Commission on Elections. Afterwards, the social media accounts of people linked, most of whom hailed from the
independence and
sovereign movements, to the party started replacing the logo on their social media's
profile pictures. Nevertheless, early on, the MVC had not made public which individuals would be chosen as future candidates for the 2020 elections, instead concentrating on collecting the close to sixty-thousand signatures needed to become a registered party. At an assembly held at 7:00 p.m. in the Teatro Tapia in
Old San Juan on Monday, March 11, 2019, the party was founded. was
standing-room only and some people had to be left out. The doors opened at 6:30 p.m., and the queue "extended beyond the sidewalk." Attendees received a document titled "Citizen Victory Urgent Agenda", which included part of the party platform and a summary of the purpose of the party. After the ceremony, in which Rivera Lassen and Lúgaro on stage, the leaders of the newly-formed party, which included Bernabe Riefkhol, Natal Albelo, held a press conference, in which Lúgaro rejected the idea of a "
wasted vote," with Rivera Lassen stating that "[a] vote for [MVC] is a vote for the future of Puerto Rico" and Natal Albelo commenting that "in this movement, the action counts, not the reaction." At its founding assembly, the party platform stated that the MVC was founded "to attend to three urgent duties of our time:" fighting corruption and restoring Puerto Rico's governmental institutions; promoting social, economic, and fiscal reconstruction; and decolonization of Puerto Rico. 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. In economic terms, the party's platform known as the "Urgent Agenda" places emphasis on strengthening
labor rights and opposing
privatization. == Officials ==