New National Party (Grenada)
The New National Party ( NNP ) is a conservative party in Grenada . The party was founded in 1984 as a merger of three smaller parties.
Herbert Blaize became the first party leader . He has been succeeded by Keith Claudius Mitchell since 1989 , who was Prime Minister of Grenada between 1995 and 2008 and has been again since February 20, 2013.
When it first ran in the December 3, 1984 elections, the NNP immediately won 14 of the 15 seats in the Grenada House of Representatives , and Blaize became Prime Minister. After his death in 1989 he was followed by his fellow party member Ben Jones . In the elections on March 13, 1990, the NNP slumped to two seats and lost the office of Prime Minister. In the elections on June 20, 1995, it was again the strongest force with 8 seats, and Keith Claudius Mitchell became Prime Minister. In the elections on January 18, 1999, it received all 15 seats, in the elections on November 27, 2003 8 seats. In the elections on July 8, 2008, she only got 4 seats and had to go into opposition. In the elections on February 19, 2013, she received all 15 seats and was able to take over the government again. She also won all seats in the 2018 parliamentary election.
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- ^ Lawrence A. Joseph: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW NATIONAL PARTY. P. 1 , accessed April 11, 2019 .
- ↑ JamaciaObserver.com: Mitchell leads NNP to historic victory in Grenada