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The Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement is a political party in Sint Maarten.It was founded in October 2021 by Luc Mercelina, who was at the time a member of Parliament for the United People's Party. [2]
The cabinet is a coalition of four parties known as the 2x4 coalition: [3] Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement, Democratic Party, Party for Progress , Nation Opportunity Wealth. [4] [5] The cabinet fell after only 18 days when Nation Opportunity Wealth MP Kevin Maingrette resigned from his party and left the coalition to join the opposition.
This crossing the floor cost the coalition its majority, leading Mercelina to dissolve parliament and call snap elections. [ 11 ] On 1 August 2024 United People's Party MP Akeem Arrindell was arrested for conspiring to buy votes in the January elections. [ 12 ]
Opponents of Chicago 21, however, charged the CCAC with trying to create a fortress-like moat around the important Loop businesses, pushing the poorer residents of the central-areas to outlying neighborhoods. These low-income residents created the Coalition of Central Area Communities to fight for a community voice in the planning process.
Luc F. E. Mercelina (born 6 December 1964) is a surgeon and politician from Sint Maarten and the current prime minister as of 3 May 2024. [3] He is the founder and leader of the Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM).
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Theoretically, the original coalition formed following the election in January between the URSM, DP, PFP, and NOW would still have enough seats for a majority (obtaining 9 in total, an increase of 1 over the previous election) if they wished to continue under the prior agreement.
Since 2010, the Coalition began to grow significantly in its programming and operations, guided by strategic planning initiatives and multi-year capacity-building grants. In 2011, the Coalition relocated to the West Loop neighborhood in downtown Chicago, which is home to many of the city's top contemporary arts galleries and artist-run spaces.