Saba Labour Party

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Saba Labour Party
Founder Ishmael Levenston
Founded2002?
Ideology Social democracy
Political position Centre-left
Colours  Blue
Saba Island council
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The Saba Labour Party (SLP) is a political party in Saba. The 2019 elections saw the SLP lose both their seats in the Island Council. [1] [2]

Netherlands Antilles

Until the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, the party competed in island council elections and for the single Saba seat in the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles (which it failed to win in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 elections).

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References

  1. ↑ "WIPM (Saba) Grabs All 5 Seats!". BES Reporter. 20 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "New Saba Island Council, Commissioners sworn in". The Daily Herald. 29 March 2019.
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