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People's Progressive Party/Civic
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People's Progressive Party/Civic | |
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| Abbreviation | PPP (1950–1991) PPP/C (1991–present)[1][2][3] |
| General Secretary | Bharrat Jagdeo |
| Founders | Cheddi Jagan Janet Jagan |
| Founded | 1 January 1950 |
| Merger of | Labour Party PAC |
| Headquarters | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Left-wing populism Historical: Marxism-Leninism[4] |
| Political position | Centre-left[5][6] Historical: Left-wing |
| International affiliation | IMCWP[7][8] |
| Slogan | "One country, one people, one future" |
| National Assembly | 33 / 65 |
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| Cup | |
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The People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is a major political party in Guyana. As of 2020, the party holds 33 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly and forms the government. It has been the ruling party in the past as well, most recently between 1992 and 2015. In Guyana's ethnically divided political landscape, the PPP/C is a multi-ethnic organization with its base of support from the Indo-Guyanese people.[9]
- ^ "About". Peoples Progressive Party/Civic. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "The civic legend". Stabroek News. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Guyana: People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), including whether members or supporters of the party are targeted because of their political beliefs (2010 – October 2013)". Refworld. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Marxism-Leninism, socialism no longer relevant to PPP – Jagdeo". 5 May 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Guyana". Coface For Trade. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
As leader of the party that won the majority of votes in the legislative election, Irfaan Ali of the centre-left People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) became President in August 2020.
- ^ "Crony capitalism will lead to caste system in Guyana- Ramjattan". Demerara Waves. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
With GY$662 billion allocation for infrastructure, Mr Ramjattan, a former executive member of the then centre-left People's Progressive Party (PPP), recommended that another GY$100 billion be set aside in the 2024 package of expenditures for the working poor.
- ^ "Communist and Workers' Parties". 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ The SolidNet Team (11 December 2011). "13 IMCWP, Contribution of PPP of Guyana [En.]". solidnet.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Watson, Dennis, and Christine Craig (eds), Guyana at the Crossroads, Transaction Publishers, 1 January 1992, p. 77.
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