National Reform Party (Belize)

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The National Reform Party of Belize is a Belizean, Christian conservative political party seeking office in order to eradicate poverty, crime and corruption in Belizean politics.

The party's colors are orange and white. The party's emblem is a fist enclosed by a circle, which stands for a combination of "power, security, value and justice... unity, inclusiveness and togetherness."

The Party Leader is business man Cornelius Dueck, who once challenged unsuccessfully nomination to Cayo Central standard bearer for the United Democratic Party in 1998. It is said that the ballot boxes were switched and that the issue was addressed with the then Party Leader Manuel Esquivel who chose to look the other way.^{[citation needed]}

1 February 21 press conference
2 Announced Candidates
3 References
4 External links

[edit] February 21 press conference

The NRP held a press conference on February 21, 2007 at its headquarters on the Northern Highway to present its candidates and platform.

Party Leader and Candidate for Cayo Northeast, Cornelius Dueck, flatly told listeners that neither the ruling People's United Party nor the Opposition United Democratic Party (Belize) have anything to offer Belizeans. He declared his party's platform to be anti-corruption, pro-development and social upliftment. The NRP promised transparency and upfrontness about campaign financing and also affirmed pro-US feelings.

In its editorial for Sunday, February 25, 2007, Belize's leading newspaper Amandala flatly rejected the possibility of endorsing the NRP. It explained that Christianity had no place in politics and that it suspected the NRP was trying to pull a fast one. Amandala editorial Previous letters to the newspaper indicated similar views from other individuals.