People's Progressive Alliance (Montserrat)
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The People's Progressive Alliance (PPA) was a political party in
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led by
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History

The PPA was created in 1996 as a successor to the People's Liberation Movement, which had been formed by Osborne in 1973.People's Liberation Movement (NPLM)
Caribbean Elections
Although it received the most votes in the November 1996 elections, it won only two of the seven seats in the
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, and a coalition government was formed by the Movement for National Reconstruction (MNR) and the National Progressive Party. In 2001 the party merged with the MNR to create the
New People's Liberation Movement The New People's Liberation Movement was a political party in Montserrat led by John Osborne (Montserrat politician), John Osborne. History The NPLM was established in 2001 by a merger of the People's Progressive Alliance (Montserrat), People's P ...
prior to the elections that year.People's Progressive Alliance (PPA)
Caribbean Elections


References

Defunct political parties in Montserrat Political parties established in 1996 1996 establishments in Montserrat Political parties disestablished in 2001 2001 disestablishments in Montserrat {{Montserrat-stub