Political party in Saint Vincent and the Greandines
The United Progressive Party (UPP) is a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[1] The party was formed on 2 January 2020. Its ideology centers on progressivism and decentralization. They had planned to contest the 2020 Vincentian general election,[2] but suspended their campaign on 3 October.[3] Mark J.N Doyle, the party chair, announced that the UPP would contest in 2025 instead; for 2020, he expressed support for the New Democratic Party over the incumbent Unity Labour Party.[4] Their logo is heavily influenced by that of the Jamaica Labour Party.
List of political leaders
The political leaders of the Progressive Party have been as follows (any acting leaders indicated in italics):
Leader
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Term of Office
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Position
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Prime Minister
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Mark Doyle
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1 January 2020
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Ralph Gonsalves
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Party color
United Progressive Party changed its party color from purple to blue on 15 October 2020. This was announced by the party's president.[5]
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