United National Congress
The
United National Congress
is one of the major political organisations of the
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
. It is led by
Basdeo Panday
, a former trade unionist. The party was founded in 1989 following a split in the ruling
National Alliance for Reconstruction
. It won the 1995 and 2000 elections and won 18 seats in the
House of Representatives
in the tied elections of 2001. The party proceeded to lose the 2002 elections by a margin of 16 - 20. At present the party holds 16 of the 36 parliamentary seats in the
House of Representatives
, making it the current opposition in
parliament
to the ruling
People's National Movement
(PNM) government, which holds the other 20 seats.
See also
Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago
Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
External links
Official Website of the United National Congress
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