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Encyclopedia > List of political parties in Belize

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Belize

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Belizean coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... É Politics of Belize takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...



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This article lists political parties in Belize. The countries of the Commonwealth Realm share the same monarch. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... This page contains a list of Governors-General of Belize. ... Sir Colville Norbert Young (born 1932) is the Governor-General of Belize, and also patron of the Scout Association of Belize. ... The government of Belize is directed by the Prime Minister. ... Said Musa speaking at the United Nations The Right Honourable Said Wilbert Musa (born March 19, 1944) has been Prime Minister of Belize since 1998. ... É The Leader of the Opposition of Belize is an elected official who, according to the Constitution, commands the support of those elected officials that do not support the Government. ... Dean Barrow is a Belizean politician and a member of the United Democratic Party. ... The National Assembly of is the bicameral legislature of Belize. ... The Senate is one of the chambers of the National Assembly. ... The House of Representatives of Belize is one of two chambers of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. ... The Peoples United Party is the ruling Christian Democratic political party of Belize. ... The United Democratic Party is the main opposition political party in Belize. ... Politics of Belize Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Belize ... É A legislative election will be held in the nation of Belize in 2008. ... Belize is divided into 6 districts. ... Belizes principal external concern has been the dispute involving the Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ...


Belize has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. A two-party system is a form of party system where two major political parties dominate the voting in nearly all elections. ... // Political scientists have developed concepts of different ideal types of political parties in order to better compare them with each other. ...

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[edit] The major parties

The Peoples United Party is the ruling Christian Democratic political party of Belize. ... The United Democratic Party is the main opposition political party in Belize. ...

[edit] Other current parties

We the People Reform Movement is a self-styled movement of independent candidates intended to cause a revolution in Belizean politics and society. ... The National Reform Party, already established, is a political party seeking office in order to eradicate poverty, crime and corruption in Belizean politics. ... The National Alliance for Belizean Rights (NABR), is a political party that has dedicated itself to identifying, preserving and defending the rights of Belize and Belizeans. ... The Peoples National Party of Belize is a young political movement based in Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize, which has declared candidacy for the 2008 general elections. ...

[edit] Defunct political parties

The National Party of Belize (NP) was a political party established mainly to fight the anticolonialist movement propagated by the Peoples United Party (PUP). ... Honduran Independence Party was a shortlived 1950s political party that was essentially a splinter group of the Peoples United Party (PUP). ... Belizes National Independence Party was a merger of two Belizean political parties that effectively served as the chief opposition party in Belize for practically all of its existence. ... The Democratic and Agricultural Labour Party (DALP), more commonly referred to as the Christian Democratic Party (CDP), was a short-lived Belizean political party formed at about the same time as the National Independence Party (NIP). ... United Black Association for Development (UBAD) was a cultural and political party established in Belize in February 1969 and based on traditional Black Power tenets. ...

[edit] Provincial parties

Note: These parties were/are active only in a certain area.

  • Corozal United Front (CUF)
  • San Pedro United Movement (SPUM)
  • Vision Inspired by the People (VIP)
  • Christian Democratic Party (CDP)
  • Toledo Progressive Party (TPP)
  • National Reality Truth Creation Party (NRTCP)
    • (defunct; only active in Belize City)

Vision Inspired by the People or VIP is a political party established in December 2005 in the Cayo District of Belize. ... Belmopan, estimated population 12,300, is the capital of Belize. ... The Cayo District is a district in the west of the nation of Belize. ... Town street Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in the south of the nation of Belize, at the mouth of the river of Stann Creek on the Caribbean Sea. ... Boats rest on the shore in Punta Gorda Punta Gorda is a town in the nation of Belize. ...

[edit] See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
United Democratic Party (Belize) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (113 words)
The United Democratic Party is the main opposition political party in Belize.
It was the party of former Prime Minister of Belize Manuel Esquivel.
The present leader of the party is the Hon.
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