People's Progressive Alliance (Sint Maarten)

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People's Progressive Alliance
Leader Gracita Arrindell
PresidentDon Hughes
FounderGracita R. Arrindell
Founded20 January 2003
Merged into United People's Party [1]
Colours  Orange

The People's Progressive Alliance (PPA) is a political party in Sint Maarten. [2] At the legislative elections of the Netherlands Antilles on 22 January 2010, the party won no seats. [3]

The party was thought to have been dissolved in 2010, [2] however, from 2016 onwards it was once again contesting elections in Sint Maarten.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Gracita joins the UP party, steps down as PPA leader". thedailyherald.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. "Landslide Victory for National Alliance". SMN-News.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.