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- ↑ "Theophilus Priest, sole candidate on the Freedom slate: "Indigenous St. Maartener has to lead this island"". The Daily Herald: Election Special. 17 April 2007. p. 2.
- ↑ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 191–193. ISBN 0913441325.
- ↑ "Election 2003 - Sint Maarten". sxmelections.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Election 2007 - Sint Maarten". sxmelections.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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