JFM, JPP Join Forces to Contest General Election

The Jamaica First Movement, JFM, and the Jamaica Progressive Party, JPP, have joined forces in what they describe as a historic move to disrupt decades of political deadlock and revive voter engagement.

The JPP, having satisfied the requirements of the Representation of the People Act, was named the country’s fourth registered party in 2020.

It’s also one of the entities expected to contest the upcoming general election.

Prominent clergyman Reverend Al Miller launched the JFM earlier this month.

He says, the organisation is being positioned as a vehicle for national unity and would only serve for a single five-year term if successful in forming a government.

A statement on Wednesday says the JPP will operate within the JFM’s Special Purpose Vehicle, with the stated mission of fostering national unity and rebuilding the country’s foundation.

Under the agreement, the JFM will provide the vision for what it calls the New Jamaica, while the JPP, as a registered political party, will supply the political machinery needed to meet electoral requirements.

The statement says the collaboration will allow the coalition to field candidates in all constituencies across the island, giving Jamaicans in every parish an alternative to the JLP and PNP.