Fanmi

Fanmi
Leader	Martial Lozé
Founded	2 September 2006 (as Peyi–Our Republic) 20 October 2017 (as Fanmi)
Ideology	Creole interests Green politics Left-wing populism
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Inite
Colors	Green
Seats	0 / 14
Website
www.fanmi.sb
Political parties

Fanmi (Baptistois Creole for "Family"), until 2017 known as Peyi–Our Republic (Principean: Peyi–Notre République; Baptistois Creole: Peyi–Repiblik Nou an) is a left-wing and Creole interests political party in Saint-Baptiste. Founded in 2006 as an organization for the protection and preservation of Creole culture and language rights, Fanmi's primary goal is the acceptance of Baptistois Creole as an official second language in Saint-Baptiste and the creation for laws that preserve Creole customs and culture. As of 2019, the party holds no seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

History

Peyi–Our Republic was founded on 2 September 2006 as an organization merging various Creole interest groups and NGOs, the largest being the National Union for Creole Speakers. Peyi failed to gain initial success by the 2007 election, and the party garnered a electorate between one and two percent of the vote in subsequent elections. For the 2016 presidential election, Peyi endorsed and cooperated with the Baptistois Labour Party, fielding a single candidate for President.

The party faced a major reformation in 2017 under new leader Martial Lozé, adopting the new name of Fanmi ("Family") and and a platform that embraced green politics and an agenda more solidly to the left. In the last parliamentary election, Fanmi garnered 4.37% of the popular vote, its highest yet.

Election results

Chamber of Deputies

Election year	Leader	# of votes	% of vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Govt?
2007	Jean-Marie Berlioz	83	0.69 (#4)	0 / 14		No representation
2010		134	0.89 (#5)	0 / 14		No representation
2013		184	1.30 (#5)	0 / 14		No representation
2016		301	2.42 (#4)	0 / 14		No representation
2019	Martial Lozé	522	4.37 (#4)	0 / 14		No representation

President

Election year	Candidate	1st round		2nd round
		# of votes	% of vote	# of votes	% of vote
2011	Martial Lozé	164	1.10 (#5)
2016	Supported Jeanne Duclos	1,973	14.72 (#3)
2021	Supported Jeanne Duclos	2,492	15.58 (#4)

Leadership

• Jean-Marie Berlioz (2006-2017)
• Martial Lozé (2017-Present)