Tobago People's Party Explained

Country:Trinidad and Tobago
Abbreviation:TPP
Tobago People's Party
Leader:Farley Chavez Augustine
Founder:Farley Chavez Augustine
Split:Progressive Democratic Patriots
Ideology:Tobago autonomism[1]
Colors: Blue
Seats1 Title:Senate
Seats2 Title:House of Representatives
Seats3 Title:Tobago House of Assembly

The Tobago People's Party (TPP) is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It was founded in August 2023 by the Chief Secretary of Tobago Farley Chavez Augustine and is currently the governing party in the Tobago House of Assembly. The party plans to contest the next general election.[2]

The party was formed from 13 Tobago House of Assembly members who had been elected as part of the Progressive Democratic Patriots in the December 2021 snap election. In 2022 they resigned from the PDP leaving the party leader, Watson Duke, as the sole PDP member of the Tobago House of Assembly.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Stephon . Nicholas. 14 August 2023. Tobago People's Party launched: 'We are at war'. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 20 August 2023.
  2. News: 14 August 2023. Augustine launches new Tobago party, calls for general election. Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 20 August 2023.
  3. Web site: 2022-12-05. Mass resignation from PDP of Farley and team: Tobago now run by Independents. Trinidad Express. en-US.