NAPREC Editorial Team 11/2/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 11/2/26

Pasquines poll: 56% of respondents prefer statehood — a NAPREC perspective

In Pasquines’ October 2026 Elections Territorial Poll, 56.0% of Puerto Rico respondents chose statehood as their preferred status, 20.7% the current territorial status and 15.3% independence with a free association pact. Another 4.0% chose independence, and 4.0% were undecided. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.

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U.S. calls for ending the UN decolonization committee — a NAPREC perspective

On Oct. 15, 2026, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Tammy Bruce called for ending the mandate of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, saying it “has outlived its original purpose” and singling out its yearly hearings on Puerto Rico. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.