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People's Progressive Party/Civic

People's Progressive Party/Civic
AbbreviationPPP (1950–1991)
PPP/C (1991–present)[1][2][3]
General SecretaryBharrat Jagdeo
FoundersCheddi Jagan
Janet Jagan
Founded1 January 1950
Merger ofLabour Party
PAC
HeadquartersGeorgetown, Guyana
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Left-wing populism
Historical:
Marxism-Leninism[4]
Political positionLeft-wing
International affiliationIMCWP[5][6]
Slogan"One country, one people, one future"
National Assembly
33 / 65
Election symbol
Cup
Party flag
Website
votepppcivic2020.com

The People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is a major political party in Guyana. As of 2020, the party holds 33 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly and forms the government. It has been the ruling party in the past as well, most recently between 1992 and 2015. In Guyana's ethnically divided political landscape, the PPP/C is a multi-ethnic organization with its base of support from the Indo-Guyanese people.[7]

  1. ^ "About". Peoples Progressive Party/Civic. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "The civic legend". Stabroek News. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Guyana: People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), including whether members or supporters of the party are targeted because of their political beliefs (2010 – October 2013)". Refworld. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Marxism-Leninism, socialism no longer relevant to PPP – Jagdeo". 5 May 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Communist and Workers' Parties". 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  6. ^ The SolidNet Team (11 December 2011). "13 IMCWP, Contribution of PPP of Guyana [En.]". solidnet.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. ^ Watson, Dennis, and Christine Craig (eds), Guyana at the Crossroads, Transaction Publishers, 1 January 1992, p. 77.

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