Sistemas e instituciones.
Since the mid-nineteenth century, American national politics has been dominated by two parties, the Democratic Party, founded in 1828, and the Republican Party, founded in 1854. Together they have won every U.S. presidential election since 1852 and have controlled Congress in nearly every session since the 1850s, making the United States one of the world’s […]
Trinidad and Tobago has operated for decades as a de facto two-party system, with two parties dominating the twin-island republic’s politics since it gained full independence from Britain in 1962. The People’s National Movement (PNM), founded in 1955, and the United National Congress (UNC), founded in 1989, have between them supplied every prime minister the […]
Suriname’s political landscape is defined by a multi-party system in which coalition governments are the norm rather than the exception. Because no single party has typically been able to secure a governing majority on its own, Suriname’s parties have long needed to negotiate alliances after elections to form workable governments, a pattern that has shaped […]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has been governed under a two-party system since the 1970s, dominated by the center-right New Democratic Party and the center-left Unity Labour Party. The New Democratic Party, founded in 1975, first came to power in the early 1980s and held office for roughly seventeen years under a succession of leaders. […]
Saint Lucia has operated under a two-party political system since the mid-twentieth century, dominated by the Saint Lucia Labour Party and the United Workers Party. The Labour Party was established in 1949 with backing from the Saint Lucia Workers Cooperative Union and, under founder George Charles, won a majority of seats in the island’s first […]
