United People's Party (Sint Maarten)

The United People's Party (Dutch: Verenigde Volkspartij) is a political party in Sint Maarten founded in 2010. The party currently holds five seats in the Parliament of Sint Maarten.[3][4]

United People's Party
Leader	Theodore Heyliger[1]
President	Maria Candy
Chairperson	Justin Carrey
Deputy Leader	Franklin Meyers
President	Sylvia Meyers
Founded	24 July 1966 (24 July 1966) (as Europe Party And Food, Televisions) 11 April 2010 (11 April 2010)[2]
Youth wing	UP Next
National affiliation	United Democrats (2017–2020)
Colours	Green
Parliament of Sint Maarten	4 / 15
Website
UPParty.com
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UP Next

In 2014, the youth arm of the United People’s Party “UP Next” was launched at the Hard Rock Café in Phillipsburg, Sint Maarten.[5] The group is expected to increase in its size as the political party prepares for the 2014 Parliamentary elections that are scheduled to be held in late August 2014. The objective is for the youth wing to engage the candidates in discussions regarding the politics and will ensure that they have proper reading material to help in the way forward. It is expected that they will be taught about the way government and the Parliament function. The UP party is expecting them to be the voice and to see the vision of the party. The group consists of young people between the ages of 15 and 19 were quite vocal in their approach to politics.

References

1. "Heyliger: 'Clear mandate' from people for elections". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
2. "UP party and campaign for Sept 17 elections launched". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
3. "UP biggest, but NA, US, DP sign accord". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
4. "No confidence motion passed against Council of Ministers". The Daily Herald. 1 October 2015.
5. "UP Next (youth wing of the United People's Party) launched at Hard Rock Café". The Today Newspaper. Retrieved 28 November 2014.

See also

• Claude Wathey