List of political parties in Sainte-Chloé

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This article lists political parties in Sainte-Chloé.

Current Parties

Major Parties

Party logo Party name Leader Première Chambre
seats
Deuxième Chambre
seats
Parish Prefects Parish seats
in government
Ideology
Logo RN-CRAF 2019.svg Catholic Labour Party
Parti Catholique des Travailleurs
PCT
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Genevieve Chevallier
113 / 179
27 / 65
34 / 59
1,499 / 2,955
The PCT was founded in 1953 as a merger of the Catholic Party and Labour Party and pushed for a new constitution against the struggling United Provinces. Socially right and very religious but economically left wing, it has strong ties to the labour unions on the island. Due to its heritage from the Légitimistes, it has internal factions which support integralism and monarchism. Since 1953 it has been the dominant party and has held the majority in the Senate and the majority of the Presidency. Both the President of Sainte-Chloé and the Premier of Sainte-Chloé are of this party.
Partidul Social Democrat logo.svg Social Democrat Party
Parti Social-Démocrate
PSD
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Jean-Luc Vallette
66 / 179
9 / 65
24 / 59
1,225 / 2,955
A merger of the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party in 1962 as a union of the left-wing to oppose the PCT. It has seen limited success in the Senate the the Presidency, and has a never had a President last more than a term. Characterized by having two wings economically distinct wings, the economically liberal Democrats and the social democratic Socialist wing. Operates more on opposition politics to Catholic Labour than on a firm ideological standpoint, chiefly to the influence of the Church's influence on politics. It is currently the opposition party.

Minor Parties

Party logo Party name Leader Seats in
parish governments
Ideology
Partido Demócrata Institucional (República Dominicana).png Innovative Democratic Party
Parti Démocrate Innovateur
PDI
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Marie Dupont
43 / 2,955
Formed in 1962 by the more conservative members of the Democratic Party who did not wish to form an alliance with the Socialist party. One of the historically major of the minor parties, it has seen a marked decline in recent years. Historically white predominant.
Flag of Zaire (1971–1997).svg Bahian National Party
Parti National Bahiaux
PNB
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Yvon Firmin
35 / 2,955
Although Pan-Bahian groups had existed since the early 20th century, only in 1974 was a party formed to represent it. The party is opposed to the alleged Gaullicanization of history, culture and language which is supported by the Catholic Labour Party, and also promotes the usage of Chloéois Creole, and desires to create a distinct identity for the descendants of Bahians on the island.
File:ISWI.png West Arucian Section of the Workers' International
Section Arucien Ouest de l'Internationale Ouvrière
SAOIO/WASWI
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Tembi Miliusis
28 / 2,955
One of the oldest active political parties in Sainte-Chloé, it is a multi-national party primarily based in Imagua. It was formed in 1945 in the creation of the United Provinces from former members of the SGIO with the Imaguan section, After the Socialists merged with the Democrats, its most left-wing members joined the Section.
People's National Party (Jamaica) logo.png Popular National Party
Parti National Populaire
PNP
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Pierre Axander
22 / 2,955
Founded in 1995, particularly with a focus on the Gowsa community, it adopted a platform of opposition to the two-party system and advocating for greater individual liberties.
French party Les Verts.svg Green Party
Les Verts
LV
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Louis Thomas
19 / 2,955
Founded in 2011, the Greens are one of the younger and more minor parties, which focuses on the enviroment and the structuring of politics around that issue.
Flag of the le Lys Noir.svg The Patriots
Les Patriotes
LP
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Vincent Gagne
8 / 2,955
Saint-Chloé's far-right party, founded in 1999.

Historical Parties

Name Ab. Leaders Ideology Years Position Notes
Informal emblem of the French State (1940–1944).svg Popular Party
Parti Populaire
PP XXXX Functionalism
Ultranationalism
1919-
1935
Far-right With Albert IV's usurpation of the throne, the final colonial administrations were staffed by Chloéois members of this party. Was successful in uniting a wide variety of groups, although it was tacitly condemned by religious authorities on the island.
Logo RN-CRAF 2019.svg Catholic Party
Parti Catholique
PC Camille Pétain Integralism
Monarchism
Conservatism
1936-
1953
Right-wing Also known as the the Légitimistes, the CP had ties to the oldest political movements in Sainte-Chloé, and was heavily associated with the Holistique and aligned to the PT. Most had supported Albert III's claim to the throne and were largely opposed to the PP during the war, although no definitive political movement began until 1935.
Bandera del Partido Unidad Social Cristiana.svg Labour Party
Parti des Travailleurs
PT Raymond Rivière Trade Unionism
Corporatism
Social conservatism
1936-
1953
Centre-right The Labour Party became the primary political organisation of the labour movement on the island, due largely to the efforts of the Church and labour leaders who were part of the Holistique movement, and close allies with the CP.
Orange flag waving.svg Democratic Party
Parti Démocrate
PD Pierre Voloix
Martin Célestin
Populism
Economic Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
1936-
1962
Centre Founded by Pierre Voloix, the PD was the driving force behind the democratic reforms in the post-colonial period, and was the dominant party until 1953, when it destroyed itself due to the 1953 Constitutional Crisis. Because of this, it was forced to merge with the Socialist Party in 1962. Largely supported by whites and the planter class.
Hammer and sickle red on transparent.svg Socialist Party
Parti Socialiste
PS Claude Bourgent Democratic socialism
Labour rights
Revolutionary Socialism
1936-
1962
Left-wing Formed in 1936 as the combination of left-wing groups against both the Democrats and the right-wing parties. Did not see much electoral success until it united with the Democratic Party in 1962.
File:SGIO Logo.png Gaullican Section of the Workers' International
Section Gaulloise de l'Internationale Ouvrière
SGIO XXXX Council communism
Proletarian internationalism
1901-
1936
Left-wing Throughout the early 1900s, the section was the main socialist movement in Saint-Chloé, and was a member of the Congress of the Workers' International. Largely pushed underground by the PP. In 1936, most of its members joined the newly formed PS, rendering the section largely defunct in Saint-Chloé. Many of these would later join the combined West Arucian section when the United Provinces was founded.