Vanguard Party
Vanguard Party, originally known as the Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party, a socialist
political party in the
Bahamas. The party was founded in
1971 by a group belonging to the youth organization of
Progressive Liberal Party. The party was inspired by the
Black Panther Party in the United States.
The Vanguard Party has failed to reach electoral success. In
1977 the party had put up five candidates, but could only muster 55 votes. In
1979 the party contested 18 seats, and won 173 votes. In the period
1979-
1985 John T. McCartney was the party president. The party has close relations to the
Communist Party of Cuba.
The party publication is The Vanguard.
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John McCartney
