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The People's Services Party (PSP; sometimes translated as the Peoples' Development Services Party, PDSP) is a political party in Vanuatu.
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The People's Services Party (PSP; sometimes translated as the Peoples' Development Services Party, PDSP) is a political party in Vanuatu.
In the 2012 general elections the party nominated three candidates, receiving 0.8% of the vote and winning one seat; Don Ken Stephen in Malakula. [1]
In the 2016 elections the party fielded three candidates again, [2] with Ken re-elected in Malekula. [3]
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