Saint Lucia Labour Party
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The Saint Lucia Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. At the last legislative elections, 3 December 2001, the party won 54.2 % of popular votes and 14 out of 17 seats. Kenny Anthony was confirmed as prime minister.
The party was founded in 1950 by George Charles and others. It had a majority in the Saint Lucia assembly from 1951 to 1964. It then lost the elections and went into opposition, until 1979. It then had control with the government from 1979 to 1982, when it again lost elections. It was then in opposition until 1997, when it won elections, and has been the governing party since 1997. The party has a moderate socialist ideology.
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