Hamilton says ex-opposition backers netted votes for PPP/C

- blames disconnect, AFC for loss of support

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Although the PPP/C would have seen its votes dip significantly at the November 28 polls, PNCR-member-turned-PPP/C-supporter Joe Hamilton says it is erroneous to claim that the public endorsement of Donald Ramotar’s candidacy by figures previously associated with the opposition did not result in votes for the incumbent party.

Hamilton’s views were echoed by former Guyana People’s Partnership leader Peter Ramsaroop, who, after initially supporting opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), threw his support behind the PPP/C.

However, Dr Cheddi ‘Joey’ Jagan, who was a fervent critic of the Jagdeo-administration in recent years before he endorsed Ramotar and joined the PPP/C’s list of candidates, told …..


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