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Republican National Convention

Formation	June 1856
Founded at	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Affiliations	Republican Party

The Republican National Convention (RNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1856 by the Republican Party in the United States. They are ran by the Republican National Committee. The goal of the convention is to officially nominate and confirm a candidate for president and vice president and approve a party platform.

Delegates from all fifty U.S. states and from American territories, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, attend the convention and cast their votes.