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The Congress of the People (COP) is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago and is a member of the People's Partnership coalition. Its current political leader is the Hon. Prakash Ramadhar.〔(Congress of the People: Leader )〕 Its symbol is the "Circle of Circles". == History == The party was formed on 10 September 2006 by Winston Dookeran, then the embattled Political Leader of the United National Congress announced at a rally that he was leaving the UNC and forming a new party.〔(New political party launched in Trinidad with eye to next election )〕 Dookeran and his supporters had been engaged in internal party feuding with the UNC executive which was loyal to party founder (then Chairman and former Leader) Basdeo Panday. Dookeran was soon joined by UNC MPs Ganga Singh (who became the Party Whip) and Manohar Ramsaran. Two Independent MPs who had previously left the UNC, Gillian Lucky and Gerald Yetming, also joined the new party. Former UNC Senators Robin Montano, Roy Augustus, Carol Seepersad Bachan and Sadiq Baksh also joined. Additionally the entire Constituency Executives for Chaguanas and San Fernando West also quit the UNC. The support for Dookeran served as the catalyst for the formation of the new movement. After the internal elections of the United National Congress Dookeran, accompanied by then-Senator Sadiq Baksh, began meeting with the members and supporters of the UNC. It was during these 'Walkabouts' that Selwyn Samaroo got involved with Dookeran's campaign and began working the Tabaquite Constituency promoting the concept of New Politics. Selwyn Samaroo working with grass-roots members of the Tabaquite Constituency drafted a strategic plan document which detailed numerous strategies to address the social and economic needs of the people of the constituency. This plan was submitted to Dookeran, who later adopted its recommendations and suggested that similar plans be develop for all 41 Constituencies. On a ''Morning Edition'' program in November 2005, Samaroo announced that the members and supporters of the Tabaquite UNC Party Group # 3255 had thrown their support behind Dookeran and called on then Member of Parliament Dr. Adesh Nanan to support the duly-elected Political Leader of the UNC. This was the beginning of the work that led to the ground-swell of support for the UNC Political Leader and later became the strongest support base for Dookeran and the New Politics. Other initiators and central figures in the evolution of the COP were communications strategist Roger D Ramcharitar, Rene Bermudez, and Errol Hosein. On July 23, 2006 Samaroo interrupted the proceeding at the Hindu Credit Union Convention center and read aloud what later became known as the Freeport Declaration, calling on Dookeran to leave the UNC and follow the desire of the thousands gathered there toward the formation of a "New Political Vehicle." Samaroo is currently teaching World Politics at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and is a regular contributor to the Editor of the leading newspapers of Trinidad and Tobago. Ramcharitar subsequently parted ways with the COP and returned to the UNC on the announcement of the candidacy of Kamla Persad-Bissessar for the political leadership of the UNC. Persad-Bissessar subsequently became Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago in 2010. Ramcharitar is currently a Special Advisor on Strategic Communications to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Congress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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