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PLM promises candidate in every district for upcoming election

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The newly formed People’s Leadership Movement  (PLM) intends to field a candidate in every electoral district at the next general election, with party leader Mark Vanterpool declaring that the group is preparing for the polls regardless of when they are called.

“We are very confident that we’ll have a full slate come election time,” Vanterpool said. “If it’s 13 seats, we’ll have a full slate. If it’s 15 seats, we’ll have a full slate,” Vanterpool said in an interview with ZBVI radio.

He also noted ongoing national discussions about the possibility of adding two more At-Large seats, adding that the PLM is well prepared for different scenarios.

“If the elections are called in the next 90 days, we’ll have a full slate. If the elections are called later on, we’ll have a full slate,” he added.

According to Vanterpool, the party has spent the past several months quietly meeting with prospective candidates and supporters as it builds its organisation ahead of the election.

“And we’re going to continue to build the group. So we’ll have a candidate in every district,” he said.

Vanterpool indicated that the party will be releasing the names of some candidates within the next two months, with additional candidates to be unveiled afterwards. He described the prospective slate as a “very nice group of candidates” who are prepared to seek the support of voters across the territory.

The PLM’s emergence is expected to further shake up an already fragmented political landscape, with the governing Virgin Islands Party and opposition National Democratic Party also preparing for elections. There has also been heightened speculation about whether established political figures could eventually join Vanterpool’s movement as parties position themselves for the next national vote.

“It looks very good for us right now,” Vanterpool said.

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  1. Voter says:

    All Politicians are liers a few months ago he said it was not a party it was a movement, Mark the truth is you cannot be trusted last time you were elected less than 1 week in you quit on the very people that elected you, then when you came back you did nothing, as a Minister for 8 years your only win was a cost overrun Pier Park and buying new generators that still have us in a bind as less than 10 years later we still have electricity issues, departments fell apart under your watch as you let a power hungry PS destroy the infrastructure, and now you want to lead this territory, why to make us a small China town, why don’t you tell the people that the only people you fight for are the Philippine people that you bring in a dozen at a time and demand their permits be approved, so no Mark I am one 4th district voter that rejects you.

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  2. Mark says:

    EVERYTHING THIS MAN DOES IS FOR HIS BENEFIT ONLY. HE DOESN’T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING OR ANYONE BUT HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY. FU……G TH….F

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    • Sell out says:

      Mark only care about Mark and the phillipinos,do not vote for this man, he will give away the territory. The BVI gone to the dogs literally

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  3. captain obvious says:

    all our choices are bad, i don’t trust mark, ndp or vip

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  4. Talk dah too says:

    Lorna, Myron and Levons are all onboard with you says the skool chayren

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    • School children say says:

      Zo-e, Brenda and Sande too; then corner lady and Yep man will join them. All the extra throw ins like shack and Forbes are there to spilt up ndp and vip votes so that they can get what they want. But the people on to them. If it’s not VIP, it will be NDP. They have already calculated this. Read it here first. Stay woke.

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  5. Cant be trusted says:

    Isn’t this the culprit who took his sister to the VIP?

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  6. LOL says:

    PHILLIPINES LIBERATION MOVEMENT {PLM}

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  7. togetherness says:

    Let me say if Imay a dog have four feet but all walk the same direction. You have all these candidates with all these different agenda competing and cannot complete! any because there is no agreement a house divided against itself will fall! That is why nothing can be ACCOMPLISH. let US PRAY FOR a JOSEPH SO HE CAN TEACH THE SENATORS WISDOM AND NOT WITHCRAFT.

  8. Politics says:

    Clearly Mark has a few of them running scared so they will post nonsense on the blogs. PLM ALL THE WAY!

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  9. Only Angels says:

    Really wish Mark wld give this a rest. He and his enormous EGO is literally handing the Territory to the VIP…

  10. BobMarley says:

    You can fool the people some of these times but not ALl the time

  11. Sir says:

    Paying the way through for everyone who joins you is already a red flag. How many rabbit leaps you made? Outside of that, our country is not for sale.

  12. Bvi predators list asap says:

    I waiting for public health and eshs to come forward and tell the public wa really going with them young girls and the school and bring to light about what the men (especially those who wear Gucci chains in them pics) doing.

    Also the men outside of the school who got sti/hiv to spread. I can’t feel sorry for who ever young girl get catch. Your parents fail you smf decided to play with fire so fire will have to teach you.

    Don’t forget the last news from public health “transactional” sex between young adolescents and adults.

    Y’all raise a culture on sex and not raising your kids with self respect and morals and the predator’s and criminals having a feast off of y’all ignorance

    If y’all find out the young girls who look so innocent with good grades getting caught up in

    If y’all find out all that men who are regular offender’s allowed to work in those schools and the men who regularly have to interact with students still operating in those sensitive areas…

    We seriously need a sex offender list
    If y’all know wa really going on and see the culprits deeply involved in predatory behavior y’all would guarantee march!!

    Mika Barry we need you ASAP. Just focus on the predators in this country!

    Whoever promises a sex offender list will get my vote this election!!!

  13. hey wiggie says:

    mark got you HOLLERING / @ “sell out” , which is you and just one of the other names you blogging under but I choose “sell out” if you call mark a sell out , what do call your hero who used to go down on his knees playing holy / who introduced the ” cartels ” to us in one of his rodeo games , before he got stung •

  14. Good!!! says:

    Excellent news! I am looking forward to seeing who the candidates will be! The people have spoken and you have listened. This is a sign of good things to come. No single man party. Bring a full slate. This means you are serious about fixing the country because it simply cannot be fixed by one man alone. It takes an entire government with common goals, values and competence! Please be very thoughtful in the candidate selection. This is the difference between a clean sweep and a terrible defeat. Hope! There is hope!

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  15. Aloe Juice says:

    Good candidates or just some names so you can say you provided a full slate?

  16. asking for a friend says:

    where is going with that man who them fired from the bank and he did a forge document

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