People's Labour Movement

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People's Labour Movement
AbbreviationPLM
Leader Francis Alexis
Terence Marryshow
Founded1995
Dissolved2008
Merged into Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement
Succeeded by United Labour Platform
Ideology
Political position Left-wing to Centre-left
Religion Secularism

The People's Labour Movement (PLM) was a political party in Grenada founded by Francis Alexis. It became defunct after the 2008 elections. [1]

History

The PLM was founded as the Democratic Labour Party in December 1995 by four former members of the National Democratic Congress. [2] At the time of its dissolution, it was one of the oldest political parties in Grenada, along with the Grenada United Labour Party. The organization was created by the former Attorney General Francis Alexis. In the late 1990s, Alexis left the party to work on his political issues. In 2002, the party merged with the Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement. In the 2003 elections the party received 2% of the popular vote but failed to win a seat. For the July 2008 elections, it formed a coalition with its longtime rival the Grenada United Labour Party; the combined United Labour Platform fielded 11 candidates for the 15 seats, [3] receiving just 0.8% of the vote and again failing to win a seat. The party became defunct after the elections.

References

  1. ↑ "Political Parties in Grenada". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Lansford, Tom (24 March 2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. ISBN   9781483371559.
  3. ↑ "GULP/PLM combination produces 11 candidates", Grenada Today, 5 July 2008 Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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