United St. Maarten Party
United St. Maarten Party | |
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| Leader | |
| President | Cecil Rodolfo Dimitrio Nicolas |
| Founded | 22 December 2013[1] |
| Split from | National Alliance |
| Ideology | Communitarianism |
| Colours | Blue[2][3] |
| Parliament of Sint Maarten | 2 / 15 |
The United St. Maarten Party (US Party) is a political party in Sint Maarten founded in 2013 by former National Alliance deputy leader Frans Richardson.[4] The party currently holds one seat in the Parliament of Sint Maarten. In the 2014 general elections, the party obtained 2 seats. However, their then (MP)-elect Leona Marlin-Romeo left the US Party and became an independent member of parliament.[5]
In the 2020 elections they again won 2 seats.[6]
References[]
- ^ "United St. Maarten party launched as 'a true alternative' for electorate". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "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.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "MP Frans Richardson Launches Political Party to Contest 2014 Parliamentary Elections". SMN-News.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Sarah, Leona join UP/De Weever to form broad-based government". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "St Maarten election result: Coalition government needed again | Loop St. Lucia".
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