# Martinican Progressive Party

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Political party in Martinique

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Martinique Progressive Party Parti progressiste martiniquais President Serge Letchimy Secretary-General Johnny Hajjar Founder Aimé Césaire Founded 22 March 1958 Split from French Communist Party Headquarters PPM, Ancien réservoir de Trénelle, 97200 Fort-de-France Ideology Progressivism Democratic socialism Autonomism Political position Left-wing[1] National affiliation Socialists and affiliated group New Popular Front Colors Green, red and black National Assembly 0 / 577 Website ppm-martinique.org Politics of Martinique Political parties Elections

The **Martinican Progressive Party** ([French](/source/French_language): *Parti progressiste martiniquais*, PPM) is a [democratic socialist](/source/Democratic_socialist) political party in [Martinique](/source/Martinique). It was founded on March 22, 1958 by poet [Aimé Césaire](/source/Aim%C3%A9_C%C3%A9saire) after breaking off from the [French Communist Party](/source/French_Communist_Party). The party favours the [autonomy](/source/Autonomism_(political_doctrine)) of [Martinique](/source/Martinique) within France, unlike the nationalist [Martinican Independence Movement](/source/Martinican_Independence_Movement) (MIM). The party has one seat in the [French National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(France)), currently held by [Serge Letchimy](/source/Serge_Letchimy), deputy from [Fort-de-France](/source/Fort-de-France) ([Martinique's 3rd constituency](/source/Martinique's_3rd_constituency)).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fp_1-0)** Laurent de Boissieu (September 25, 2017). ["Martinique Progressive Party (PPM)"](http://www.france-politique.fr/wiki/Parti_Progressiste_Martiniquais_(PPM)). *france-politique.fr*..

## External links

- [PPM official site](https://ppm-martinique.org/)

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