List of political parties in Saint-Baptiste
Saint-Baptiste has a two-party system, in where two dominant parties have the ability to form government, with others having traditionally difficulty achieving long-term electoral success. The two main parties, the People's Action Party (PAP) and the Saint-Baptiste Labour Party (POSB), have both formed government since democratization in the 1980s. Political cleavages in Saint-Baptiste include divisions based on identity and region, with the more urban, service and finance industry-focused, and Blaycophilic parishes being dominated by the PAP, while the POSB's strongest results typically come from working-class and rural communities, especially those with significant Creole populations.
A handful of smaller parties have entered the Chamber of Deputies on occasion, but have failed to find long-term success against the two main parties.
Current parties
Parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies
Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Spectrum | Leader | Deputies | ||
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People's Action Party Parti d'action populaire |
PAP | Conservatism, economic liberalism | Centre-right | Robert Ménard | 8 / 15
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Saint-Baptiste Labour Party Parti ouvrier Saint-Baptiste |
POSB | Creole interests, democratic socialism, agrarian socialism, left-wing nationalism | Left-wing | Valérie Deschanel | 5 / 15
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Platform for Saint-Baptiste Plateforme pour la Saint-Baptiste |
PSB | Baptistois nationalism, regionalism, populism | Centre to centre-right | Nathalie Gribelin | 2 / 15
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Other registered parties
Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Spectrum | Leader | Most deputies | ||
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Defense of the Republic Défense de la République |
DR | Bacheletism, national conservatism, social conservatism, Political Apostolicism | Right-wing to far-right | Arnaud Delannoy | 2 / 15 (1986)
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Fanmi | — | Green politics, green liberalism | Centre to centre-left | Martial Lozé | 0 / 15
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Social Democratic Party Parti social-démocrate |
PSD | Social democracy, social liberalism | Centre-left | Julien Rousseau | 0 / 15
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Patriotic Alliance Alliance patriotique |
AP | Presidentalism, national conservatism, Baptistois nationalism, social conservatism, Political Apostolicism | Right-wing | Cyrille Bachelet | 0 / 15
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Defunct parties
Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Spectrum | Founded | Disbanded | Most deputies | ||
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National Constitutional Party Parti constitutionnel national |
PCN | Bacheletism, authoritarianism, Political Apostolicism, anti-communism | Right-wing to far-right | 1930 | 1985 | 9 / 9 (1957, 1963)
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Democratic Reform Réforme démocratique |
RD | Centrism, regionalism | Centre | 1989 | 1999 | 0 / 15
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Rally of Progressive Democrats Rassemblement des démocrates progressistes |
RDP | Liberalism, economic liberalism | Centre-right | 1997 | 2005 | 1 / 15 (2000)
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