The People's Empowerment Party (PEP) is a
left-wing
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...
political party in
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...
. The party was established on 14 January 2006 as the electoral wing of the
Clement Payne Movement
The Clement Payne Movement (CPM) is a left-wing Barbados-based political party named in honour of a Trinidad-born man who led a 1937 uprising in Barbados. The Clement Payne Movement is generally seen by most Barbadians as more leftist in ideolog ...
. Led by
David Comissiong
David Comissiong (born 1960) is a Vincentian-born political activist, founder of the Clement Payne Movement, and former head of the Barbadian government's Commission for Pan-African affairs. He is a frequent critic of globalization and United ...
, it received only 198 votes in the
2008 elections and failed to win a seat.
People's Empowerment Party
Caribbean Elections
References
Communist parties in Barbados
Foro de São Paulo
Political parties established in 2006
Political parties in Barbados
Republican parties
Republicanism in Barbados
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