United St. Maarten Party

The United St. Maarten Party (US Party) is a political party in Sint Maarten founded in 2013 by the former National Alliance deputy leader Frans Richardson.[3] The party currently holds one seat in the parliament of Sint Maarten. In the 2014 general elections, the party obtained two seats, but its then MP-elect Leona Marlin-Romeo left the US Party and became an independent member of parliament.[4]

United St. Maarten Party
LeaderFrans Richardson
PresidentCecil Rodolfo Dimitrio Nicolas
Founded22 December 2013 (22 December 2013)[1]
Split fromNational Alliance
IdeologyCommunitarianism
Colours  Blue[2]
Parliament of Sint Maarten
2 / 15

In the 2020 elections, it again won two seats.[5]

References
  1. "United St. Maarten party launched as 'a true alternative' for electorate". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. "Parties' slates numbered for ballot, SRP gets blue". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
    - "Political Parties Contesting 2014 Parliamentary Elections given numbers and colors on Friday". SMN News. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. "MP Frans Richardson Launches Political Party to Contest 2014 Parliamentary Elections". SMN-News.com. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. "Sarah, Leona join UP/De Weever to form broad-based government". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. "St Maarten election result: Coalition government needed again". Loop St. Lucia.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.