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Encyclopedia > Independent Citizens Movement
Politics of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Politics of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Political parties in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands Country name: conventional long form: Virgin Islands of the United States conventional short form: Virgin Islands former: Danish West Indies Data code: VQ Dependency status: organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs...

The Independent Citizens Movement (or Independent Citizens' Movement) is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. At the last elections, 4 november 2004, the party won 3 out of 15 seats. A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ...


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Anti-Globalization Movement (1354 words)
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