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List Of Political Parties In Guyana
This article lists political parties in Guyana. Guyana has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties. The main schism is not of ideology, but ethnicity; the People's Progressive Party is supported primarily by Indo-Guyanese people, while the People's National Congress is supported primarily by Afro-Guyanese people. The political parties of Guyana Parliamentary parties Non-parliamentary parties * Guyana Democratic Party * Justice for All Party * National Front Alliance * The United Force * United Republican Party See also * Politics of Guyana * List of political parties by country Footnotes {{Americas topic, List of political parties in Guyana Political parties Political parties Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest, Venezuela to the west, and Suriname to the east. With , Guyana is the third-smallest sovereign state by area in mainland South America after Uruguay and Suriname, and is the second-least populous sovereign state in South America after Suriname; it is also one of the least densely populated countries on Earth. It has a wide variety of natural habitats and very high biodiversity. The region known as "the Guianas" consists of the large shield landmass north of the Amazon River and east of the Orinoco River known as the "land of many waters". Nine indigenous tribes reside in Guyana: the Wai Wai, Macushi, Patamona, Lokono, Kalina, Wapishana, Pemon, Akawaio and Warao. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Working People's Alliance
The Working People's Alliance is a Democratic socialism, democratic socialist List of political parties in Guyana, political party in Guyana. It was a consultative member of Socialist International until 2005. History The WPA was established in 1974, as an alliance of the Working People's Vanguard Party, the African Society for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa (ASCRIA), the Indian Political Revolutionary Associates and Ratoon, and became a political party in 1979. It did not run in the 1980 Guyanese general election, 1980 elections, but put forward candidates for the 1985 Guyanese general election, 1985 elections. Although it pulled out of the elections on election day, it still received 1.4% of the vote and won a single seat.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp366-368 In the 1992 Guyanese general election, 1992 elections it increased its share of the vote to 2.0% and retained its seat in the National Assembly. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyana Politics-related Lists
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest, Venezuela to the west, and Suriname to the east. With , Guyana is the third-smallest sovereign state by area in mainland South America after Uruguay and Suriname, and is the second-least populous sovereign state in South America after Suriname; it is also one of the least densely populated countries on Earth. It has a wide variety of natural habitats and very high biodiversity. The region known as "the Guianas" consists of the large shield landmass north of the Amazon River and east of the Orinoco River known as the "land of many waters". Nine indigenous tribes reside in Guyana: the Wai Wai, Macushi, Patamona, Lokono, Kalina, Wapishana, Pemon, Akawaio and Warao. Histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Parties In Guyana
This article lists political parties in Guyana. Guyana has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties. The main schism is not of ideology, but ethnicity; the People's Progressive Party is supported primarily by Indo-Guyanese people, while the People's National Congress is supported primarily by Afro-Guyanese people. The political parties of Guyana Parliamentary parties Non-parliamentary parties * Guyana Democratic Party * Justice for All Party * National Front Alliance * The United Force * United Republican Party See also * Politics of Guyana * List of political parties by country This is a list of ruling political parties by country, in the form of a table with a link to an overview of political parties in each country and showing which party system is dominant in each country. A political party is a political organizat ... Footnotes {{Americas topic, List of political parties in Guyana Political parties Political pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Political Parties By Country
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List Of Political Parties By Country
This is a list of ruling political parties by country, in the form of a table with a link to an overview of political parties in each country and showing which party system is dominant in each country. A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. Individual parties are properly listed in separate articles under each nation. The ruling party in a parliamentary system is the political party or coalition of the majority in parliament. It generally forms the central government. Table A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z See also * List of basic political science topics * List of current heads of state and government * List of democracy and elections-related topics * List of election results * List of frivolous parties * List of national leaders * Lists of political parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Guyana
The politics of Guyana takes place in a framework of a representative democratic assembly-independent republic, whereby the President of Guyana is the head of government and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the President, advised by a cabinet. Legislative power is vested in both the President and the National Assembly of Guyana. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Executive branch , President , Irfaan Ali , People's Progressive Party , 2 August 2020 , - , Prime Minister , Mark Phillips , People's Progressive Party , 2 August 2020 Executive authority is exercised by the president, who appoints and supervises the prime minister and other ministers. The president is not directly elected; each party presenting a slate of candidates for the assembly must designate in advance a leader who will become president if that party receives the largest number of votes. The president has the authority to dissolve the parliament, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Republican Party (Guyana)
The United Republican Party (URP) is a political party in Guyana. History The URP was established in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ... by Vishnu Bandhu in March 1985, before being launched in Guyana in November 1987;United Republican Party plans to contest 2015 elections Stabroek News, 7 January 2015 it was formally registered on 26 April 1988. In 1990 it suffered a split when some members left to form the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The United Force
The United Force is a conservative and economically liberal political party in Guyana. It currently has no representation in the National Assembly and is led by Marissa Nadir. History Established on 5 October 1960 by Peter D'Aguiar, and was initially backed by Indian leaders of the Manpower Citizens' Association (MPCA) and some Portuguese businessmen. It drew support from the Portuguese community, but also sought to establish a support based amongst the Amerindian population, convincing Amerindian MP Stephen Campbell to join the party.Politics…TUF’s trek into history Stabroek News, 29 April 2010 The party first contested national elections in |
National Front Alliance
The National Front Alliance is a political party in Guyana. History The party was formed on 1 December 2000 as a merger of the Guyana Democratic Party, the National Democratic Movement, the National Republican Party and the People United Party, although the GDP and PUP later withdrew. It first contested national elections in 2001, Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp365 when it received just 417 votes and failed to win a seat. For the 2006 elections it was part of the People's National Congress–Reform coalition. Prior to the 2011 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2011. * Local electoral calendar 2011 * National electoral calendar 2011 * 2011 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 2011 Beninese presidential election * 2011 Beninese parliamentary ... it joined the A Partnership for National Unity alliance,Commonwealth Secretariat (2012)l. ''Guyana National and Regional Elections: 28 Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice For All Party
The Justice for All Party (JFAP) is a political party in Guyana. History The party first contested national elections in 1997, when it received 0.3% of the vote and failed to win a seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p366-368 In the 2001 elections its share of the vote rose to 0.7%, but it remained without parliamentary representation. In the 2006 elections it received 0.8% of the vote, but again failed to win a seat. The party joined the A Partnership for National Unity alliance for the 2011 elections, with the alliance winning 26 of the 53 seats in the National Assembly. Prior to the 2015 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015. Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burun ... JFAP leader Jaipaul Sharma said that it would contest the elections independently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyana Democratic Party
The Guyana Democratic Party was a political party in Guyana. History The party was established by Asgar Ally in 1996.''Europa World Year 2004'', Taylor & Francis, p1986 In the general elections the following year it received 0.6% of the vote and failed to win a seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p366-368 In 2000 it merged into the National Front Alliance but later withdrew. In the 2001 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2001. Africa * 2001 Beninese presidential election * 2001 Cape Verdean parliamentary election * 2001 Cape Verdean presidential election * 2001 Chadian presidential election * 2001 Gabonese legislative ... its share of the vote fell to 0.3% and it remained without parliamentary representation. References Defunct political parties in Guyana Political parties established in 1996 1996 establishments in Guyana {{Guyana-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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