The Democratic Party Sint Maarten (Dutch: Democratische Partij Sint Maarten) is a political party in Sint Maarten. The party was long associated with its powerful leader, business tycoon Claude Wathey. Wathey stepped down from his leadership post in 1992. The party was dissolved in 2017 and refounded in 2023.

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Democratic Party Sint Maarten Democratische Partij Sint Maarten
Leader	Sarah Wescott-Williams
President	Hasani Ellis[1]
Founder	Claude Wathey Clem Labega[2]
Founded	1954 (1954) (original)[3] 22 January 2023 (refounded)[4]
Dissolved	November 2017 (refounded in January 2023)
Split from	Curaçao Democratic Party (original) United Democrats (2023)
Merged into	United Democrats (2017)
Youth wing	Professional Young Persons
Ideology	Christian left Christian democracy Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Red
Parliament of Sint Maarten	2 / 15
Website
www.dpsxm.com
Politics of Sint Maarten Political parties Elections

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, which hit the island hard on 6 September 2017 and paralyzed the economy, the Democratic Party and the United People's Party decided to merge to form the United Democrats.^[5]

Five years later, on 10 January 2023, a party congress was announced to take place on 22 January. Party leader Sarah Wescott-Williams cited Sint Maarten's "personal (individual) political system" as a cause for political instability and described the upcoming congress as "more than the usual annual council meeting of the party" and a "regeneration meeting".^[4]

• Democratic Party (Sint Eustatius)