Aubrey Norton to be new Elections Commissioner

Aubrey Norton

PNCR member Aubrey Norton is set to fill the vacancy of commissioner on the Guyana Elections Commis-sion (Gecom),  a move which is expected to further strain relations between APNU and the AFC, sources said yesterday.

Stabroek News was reliably informed that Norton is the candidate supported by APNU while the AFC had put forward David Patterson as its candidate. Norton’s name is to be submitted by Opposition Leader David Granger. It was believed that the smaller party should have been allowed its nominee on the commission instead of the body being dominated by nominees from only the PNCR and the PPP/C.

“This development is going to put further strain on the