United Progressive Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
United Progressive Party | |
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| Leader | Mark J.N Doyle |
| Chairperson | Donroy Paul |
| Founded | 2 January 2020 |
| Ideology | Progressivism Decentralization |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left[1] |
| Colors | Blue Purple (former) |
| Seats in the House of Assembly | 0 / 15 |
| Election symbol | |
| House | |
| Website | |
https://uppstvincent-com uppstvincent-com[potential badlink] | |
The United Progressive Party (UPP) is a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[2] The party was formed on 2 January 2020. Its ideology centers on progressivism and decentralization. They had planned to contest the 2020 Vincentian general election,[3] but suspended their campaign on 3 October.[4] Mark J.N Doyle, the party chair, announced that the UPP would contest in 2025 instead; for 2020, he expressed support for the New Democratic Party over the incumbent Unity Labour Party.[5] Their logo is heavily influenced by that of the Jamaica Labour Party.
List of political leaders
[edit]The political leaders of the Progressive Party have been as follows (any acting leaders indicated in italics):
| Leader | Term of Office | Position | Prime Minister | ||||
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| 1 | Mark Doyle |  | 1 January 2020 | Ralph Gonsalves | |||
Party color
[edit]United Progressive Party changed its party color from purple to blue on 15 October 2020. This was announced by the party's president.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The United Progressive Party | United Progressive Party". uppstvincent.com.
- ^ "New Political Party to enter race in 2020". One News St Vincent. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "United Progressive Party to contest St Vincent and the Grenadines 2020 General Elections". News784. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "Mark J.N Doyle - NOTICE". www.facebook.com. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Mark J.N Doyle - Frequently Asked Questions". www.facebook.com. 11 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020.
- ^ "United Progressive Party changes Party Color". Asbert News Network. Asbert News Network. 14 October 2020.
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