Struggling People's Organization

Struggling People's Organization Organisation du Peuple en Lutte Òganizasyon Pèp k ap Lite
Abbreviation	OPL
General Coordinator	Edgard Leblanc Fils
Founded	23 November 1994 (1994-11-23)
Headquarters	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Ideology	Social democracy Populism
Political position	Centre to centre-left
National affiliation	Coalition of Progressive Parliamentarians
International affiliation	Socialist International (observer)
Regional affiliation	COPPPAL São Paulo Forum
Colors	Red   Green
Chamber of Deputies	0 / 119
Senate	0 / 30
Website
www.oplhaiti.org
Politics of Haiti Political parties Elections

The Struggling People's Organization (French: Organisation du peuple en lutte, Haitian Creole: Òganizasyon Pèp k ap Lite) is a political party in Haiti. It originated within the broader Lavalas political movement and was founded in November 1994 as the Lavalas Political Organization (French: Organisation Politique Lavalas, OPL), adopting its current name in 1996 following a split within the movement.

In October 1996, supporters of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide split from the party to form Fanmi Lavalas. During the mid-1990s, the OPL emerged as one of Haiti's principal political parties and held a majority in Parliament, supporting the government of Prime Minister Rosny Smarth between 1996 and 1997. During this period, the party supported economic reforms that included privatization initiatives and fiscal austerity measures. These policies were intended to address Haiti's economic difficulties and meet the requirements of international financial institutions, but they also generated political controversy and opposition.

After the 1997 parliamentary election, the OPL contested the results and alleged electoral irregularities and fraud. The party became one of the principal opponents of Fanmi Lavalas during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Critics and supporters of Aristide have accused the OPL of receiving support from foreign governmental agencies and participating in efforts to undermine Aristide's government between 2001 and 2004, although such claims remain disputed.

In the 2006 Haitian general election, OPL presidential candidate Paul Denis received 2.62% of the vote. In the Senate elections held the same year, the party won 6.0% of the popular vote and secured three of the thirty-one seats. In the elections to the Chamber of Deputies, it won ten of the chamber's 102 seats. Following the election, the OPL joined the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Jacques-Édouard Alexis from 2006 to 2008.

Electoral performance

Presidential

Election	Candidate	First round				Second round
		Votes	%	Position	Result	Votes	%	Position	Result
2006	Paul Denis	50,751	2.62%	7th	Lost
2010–11	No presidential candidate				Lost
2015	Sauveur Pierre Étienne	30,144	1.94%	7th	Lost
2016	No presidential candidate				Lost
2026	Edgard Leblanc Fils	TBD	TBD	TBD	Lost

Parliamentary

Senate

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2006	Paul Denis	243,047	5.99%	3 / 30	New	5th	Government (2006–2008)
							Opposition (2008–2011)
2010–11		Unknown	Unknown	1 / 30	2	6th	Opposition
2015–16	Andris Riché	Unknown	Unknown	1 / 30		3rd	Opposition
2016–17		84,437	3.95%	0 / 30	1	7th	Opposition

Chamber of Deputies

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2006	Paul Denis	142,318	8.02%	9 / 99	New	3rd	Opposition
2010–11		Unknown	Unknown	2 / 99	7	6th	Opposition
2015–16	Andris Riché	Unknown	Unknown	10 / 119	8	3rd	Opposition

External links

• Party website