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Gracita Arrindell Leads Ppa In Elections: Has Orange Become The New Green?
St. Maarten News – “Lack of leadership, not sticking to commitments and turning their back on the people of St. Maarten,†said Gracita Arrindell yesterday about her reasons for leaving the United People’s Party and returning to the revived People’s Progressive Alliance (PPA) as its leader for the September 26 parliamentary elections Read more
People’S Progressive Alliance Banned From 2016 Elections
St. Maarten – The People’s Progressive Alliance (PPA) of Don Hughes will not be allowed to contest the February 9 elections. This appears from a decision by the electoral council.
Already in the day Hughes came to the council’s offices on Back Street to register the party it appeared that there was a problem Read more
Seven New Political Parties Report For 2016 Elections
St. Maarten – An astonishing number of seven new political parties reported to the offices of the Electoral Council yesterday to submit their request to be registered for the February 9 elections. Among them is the St. Maarten Christian Party, led by Pastor Wycliffe Smith. On the other hand, the party of European Dutch residents did not show up, reportedly because they did not have enough time to prepare their documentation.
With the seven new parties – if they get all their formalities in order – the field for the elections will consist of eleven and possibly twelve parties Read more