Alliance for Change (Guyana)
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The Alliance for Change is a Guyanese
political party formed in 2005. When formed it included three parliamentarians who left other parties, namely Raphael Trotman
of the People's National Congress
, Khemraj Ramjattan of the People's Progressive Party
and Sheila Holder of the Working People's Alliance
. Raphael Trotman became the leader of the party. At the August 2006 parliamentary elections, it received 8.1% of the vote and won 5 of the 65 seats, becoming the third largest political party in Guyana. The party’s platform includes making race a less important factor in Guyanese politics and reforming the political system, to avoid domination by one political party.
A sixth seat won by the Party is being held by the ruling PPP to ensure that the Prime Minister Samuel Hinds be allowed to return to Parliament. This matter is presently before the High Court of Guyana. However, consideration of the case has experienced extensive delays - some observers note this is the case because a negative outcome for Hinds would see the Prime Minister having to leave Parliament as an elected representative.
The Alliance continues to grow as it moves beyond its start as a fledgling movement to become on of the main opposition parties with a chance to enable regime change in Guyana. Commentators have noted that this is in part due due to its multi-racial leadership and support base.
The Party enjoys support from some Guyanese in the Diaspora who wish to see the kind of change and leadership in Guyana
Overseas chapters are being established in the North America, the Caribbean and Europe.
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
political party formed in 2005. When formed it included three parliamentarians who left other parties, namely Raphael Trotman
Raphael Trotman
Raphael Trotman, born 1966, is a lawyer and a politician in Guyana.A former executive member of the People's National Congress Reform, Trotman co-founded the Alliance For Change in 2005 along with Khemraj Ramjattan and Sheila Holder...
of the People's National Congress
People's National Congress
The People's National Congress is a socialist political party in Guyana led by Robert Corbin. The party currently holds 22 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:...
, Khemraj Ramjattan of the People's Progressive Party
People's Progressive Party (Guyana)
The People's Progressive Party is a political party in Guyana led by Bharrat Jagdeo. The party has been in power since the 1992 elections and currently holds 36 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:...
and Sheila Holder of the Working People's Alliance
Working People's Alliance
-History:The party was established in 1974, as an alliance of the Working People's Vanguard Party, the Association for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa, the Indian Political Revolutionary Associates and Ratoon, and became a political party in 1989. The party first contested national...
. Raphael Trotman became the leader of the party. At the August 2006 parliamentary elections, it received 8.1% of the vote and won 5 of the 65 seats, becoming the third largest political party in Guyana. The party’s platform includes making race a less important factor in Guyanese politics and reforming the political system, to avoid domination by one political party.
A sixth seat won by the Party is being held by the ruling PPP to ensure that the Prime Minister Samuel Hinds be allowed to return to Parliament. This matter is presently before the High Court of Guyana. However, consideration of the case has experienced extensive delays - some observers note this is the case because a negative outcome for Hinds would see the Prime Minister having to leave Parliament as an elected representative.
The Alliance continues to grow as it moves beyond its start as a fledgling movement to become on of the main opposition parties with a chance to enable regime change in Guyana. Commentators have noted that this is in part due due to its multi-racial leadership and support base.
The Party enjoys support from some Guyanese in the Diaspora who wish to see the kind of change and leadership in Guyana
Overseas chapters are being established in the North America, the Caribbean and Europe.
External links
- Alliance for Change official website