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In the area of education, the FDM wants to downsize the Department of Education to improve efficiency, introduce a school voucher system as well as an independent system to monitor the performance of schools, and devolve control of what schools teach to educators.
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The party did not have any published activity after the 2020 election until 2024, when leader Marc Bean announced that the party intended to "re-emerge", although he did not commit to leading the party into the next elections.
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on October 1, 2020. It fielded 14 candidates for the 36-seat legislature, winning no seats and placing second in 4 races, with 5% of the vote.
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Among other issues, the FDM wants to abolish taxes on sugar and dividends, and has stated its neutrality to same-sex marriage.
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Index


Leader
Marc Bean
Progressive Labour Party
Hamilton
Ideology
Conservative liberalism
Classical liberalism
Subsidiarity
Political position
Centre-right
Green
Gold
Red
Senate
House of Assembly
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Politics of Bermuda
Political parties
Elections
political parties
Bermuda
Progressive Labour Party
Marc Bean
2020 Bermudian general election
classical liberal
Marc Bean
2020
"Bean on FDM: honesty sets us apart | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News"
"Official List: 2020 General Election Winners"

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