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
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 | 
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1 January 2020 | Ralph Gonsalves | |||
Party color
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
- ^ "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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