People's Progressive Party/Civic
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People's Progressive Party/Civic | |
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| Abbreviation | PPP (1950–1991) PPP/C (1991–present) |
| General Secretary | Bharrat Jagdeo |
| Founders | Cheddi Jagan Janet Jagan |
| Founded | 1 January 1950 |
| Merger of | Labour Party PAC |
| Headquarters | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Ideology | Social democracy Left-wing populism Historical: Communism Marxism-Leninism Anticolonialism |
| Political position | Centre-left Historical: Left-wing |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
| Slogan | "One country, one people, one future" |
| National Assembly | 33 / 65 |
| Election symbol | |
| Cup | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| votepppcivic2020 | |
The People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is a major political party in Guyana. As of 2020, the party holds 33 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly and forms the government. It has been the ruling party in the past as well, most recently between 1992 and 2015. In Guyana's ethnically divided political landscape, the PPP/C is a multi-ethnic organization with its base of support from the Indo-Guyanese people.