Citizens' Alliance
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The Citizens' Alliance is a defunct political party
in Trinidad and Tobago
. Former finance minister Wendell Mottley
was leader and businessman Peter George was deputy leader. In the 2002 general election
, the party received 5,955 votes (1.0%) and captured no seats.
The Citizens Alliance attempted to position itself as a multi-racial alternative to the two dominant political parties
, the People's National Movement
and the Democratic Action Congress
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. Former finance minister Wendell Mottley
Wendell Mottley
Wendell Adrian Mottley educated at Queen's Royal College is a Trinidad and Tobago economist, politician and athlete...
was leader and businessman Peter George was deputy leader. In the 2002 general election
Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2002
Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 October 2002, after People's National Movement leader Patrick Manning had failed to secure a majority in the hung parliament produced by the 2001 elections. This time the PNM was able to secure a majority, winning 20 of the 36 seats....
, the party received 5,955 votes (1.0%) and captured no seats.
The Citizens Alliance attempted to position itself as a multi-racial alternative to the two dominant political parties
Two-party system
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties...
, the People's National Movement
People's National Movement
The People's National Movement is the present-day opposition political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Founded in 1955 by Eric Williams, it won the 1956 General Elections and went on to hold power for an unbroken 30 years. After the death of Williams in 1981 George Chambers led the party...
and the Democratic Action Congress
Democratic Action Congress
The Democratic Action Congress was a Tobago-based political party in Trinidad and Tobago.-History:The party was established in 1971 by A. N. R. Robinson, and was originally a autonomist party. It first contested general elections in 1976, in which it won both Tobago seats, taken by Robinson and...
.
External links
- ‘Mottley did not stick it out’ Trinidad and Tobago Guardian 13 December 2008