People's United Party
The People's United Party (PUP) is one of two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the governing party of Belize after success in the 2020 Belizean general election. It won a majority of 26 seats out of 31 in the Belizean House of Representatives. It is a centre-left Christian democratic party. The party leader is Johnny Briceño, who is the Prime Minister of Belize.
People's United Party | |
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| Leader | Johnny Briceño |
| Chairman | Henry Charles Usher |
| Founded | 29 September 1950 |
| Headquarters | Independence Hall, 3 Queen Street, Belize City |
| Newspaper | The Belize Times |
| Youth wing | Belize Youth Movement |
| Women's wing | United Women's Group |
| Ideology | Christian democracy[1][2][3] Social democracy[3][4] Nationalism[1][4] Republicanism[5] |
| Political position | Centre[1] to centre-left[6][7][8] |
| Continental affiliation | COPPPAL |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (consultative) |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Seats in the Senate | 6 / 13 |
| Seats in the House | 25 / 31 |
| Council control | 9 / 9 |
| Councillors | 65 / 67 |
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Despite gains in Belize City in the 2015 election, most notably Kareem Musa’s upset win over Belize City Mayor, Darrell Bradley in the Caribbean Shores constituency, it remained at 11 seats overall thanks to losses in the Cayo and Corozal Districts. The PUP ran in 2020 with Johnny Briceño as it's Leader. Francis Fonseca, who led the party during the past two general elections, resigned from leadership soon after the party’s 2015 loss.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Merrill, Tim (1992), "Political Parties", Belize: A Country Study, Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress
- ↑ Gunson, Phil; Chamberlain, Greg; Thompson, Andrew (1991), "People's United Party (PUP)", The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean, Routledge, p. 281, ISBN 9780415024457
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Caribbean Elections|People's United Party". Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Young, Alma H. (1992), "Belize", Political parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies, Greenwood Press, p. 83, ISBN 9780313274183
- ↑ "Abandoning the realm: Republic of Belize?". Breaking Belize News. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ↑ Freedom in the World 2011 - Belize, Freedom House. (accessed 23 October 2014)
- ↑ Country overview: Belize, TrustLaw, archived from the original on 18 September 2012, retrieved 5 March 2012
- ↑ "Belize", Hutchinson country facts, Helicon, retrieved 5 March 2012