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Speculation is rife that in the coming weeks, a new political party, the sixth in Dominica, will be launched. Consisting of notable figures, including some linked to the primary opposition United Workers Party (UWP), the emerging party is reportedly undertaking groundwork to gauge public sentiment.<\/p>\n
When asked about the potential impact of dividing votes and hindering the UWP’s chances in the next general election, Dr. Thomson Fontaine, the party’s political leader, expressed no concern, emphasizing democracy’s diversity.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are in a democracy and in a democracy you have multiple parties,\u201d he stated at his party\u2019s first press conference of the year, on January 6. \u201cAt the end of the day, it is the best party that eventually ends up winning. So I welcome the competition\u2026we welcome everybody. It’s a big space.\u201d<\/p>\n
He noted that there have been several new parties formed in recent years, the most recent being the Alternative Peoples\u2019 Party (APP) in 2019 and Team Unity Dominica (TUD) in 2022.<\/p>\n
The economist is of the view that what is ultimately important for all opposition parties in Dominica to understand is that at some point, \u201cwe have to get our act together, we have to unite as an opposition to fight this government and to restore a good way of life for the people of Dominica.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further stated that he would not be opposed to forming a coalition \u201cOne which presents an alternative that the people can buy into and that alternative must reflect Dominica and every aspect of Dominican society within that coalition.”<\/p>\n
He expressed a desire for people, upon observing this coalition, this Team Dominica, to identify individuals they can relate to\u2014people they know, people they can engage in conversations with. This aspect holds great importance for him.<\/p>\n
Dr. Fontaine further underscored that the focus is on building, not discouraging anyone, and stressed the importance of developing unity among the opposition. Dominica’s political spectrum currently includes the reigning Dominica Labour Party (DLP) established in 1955, the second oldest Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) founded in 1968, followed by the United Workers Party (UWP) in 1988. Additionally, the Alternative Peoples\u2019 Party (APP) and Team Unity Dominica (TUD) were established in 2019\u00a0and 2022, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Speculation is rife that in the coming weeks, a new political party, the sixth in Dominica, will be launched. Consisting of notable figures, including some linked to the primary opposition United Workers Party (UWP), the emerging party is reportedly undertaking…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":314844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[286,77,235,9,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-314842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-governance","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-news","category-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n