Features of the activities of the left forces in the English-speaking islands of the Caribbean in the XXI century

This scientific article is devoted to the features and main patterns of activity and the political role of the Labor and center-left parties in the English-speaking Island states of the Caribbean. The author shows that countries of the Caribbean zone have many common features of social and political development, which determines the similarities in the functioning of the Labor parties. The presence of British political traditions makes the centre-left parties the most important participants in the political process with broad popular support. The article also notes the connection between the factor of the strong influence of the Labor parties in the Caribbean states with the participation of most of these countries in the Bolivarian Alliance ALBA. Considering in the article the specific cases of Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, the author shows that in most English-speaking countries, leftist, Labor parties are in power, responsible for the implementation of domestic and foreign policy; enjoy broad popular and electoral support in their countries; forming governments, they try to implement social reformist initiatives in domestic politics; are at the forefront of the struggle for a republican form of government for their countries. The author comes to the conclusion that the English-speaking states of the Caribbean region in the 21st century are among the strongholds of the left forces in Latin-Caribbean America.

Keywords

Caribbean region, centre-left, laborism, party, government, politics, elections

Acknowledgment

The article was prepared thanks to support from the RSF grant 19-18-00305 “The Comintern in Latin America: historical traditions and political processes”

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05.01.2023

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04.05.2023

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GOST	Kostiuk R. Features of the activities of the left forces in the English-speaking islands of the Caribbean in the XXI century // Latin America – 2023. – Issue 4 C. 22-38 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://latamerica-journal.ru/S0044748X0024992-0-1 (circulation date: 07.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0024992-0
MLA	Kostiuk, Rouslan "Features of the activities of the left forces in the English-speaking islands of the Caribbean in the XXI century." Latin America 4 (2023):22-38. DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0024992-0
APA	Kostiuk R. (2023). Features of the activities of the left forces in the English-speaking islands of the Caribbean in the XXI century. Latin America (4), pp.22-38 DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0024992-0

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