The AFC’s selection of its presidential and prime ministerial candidates for future elections would be based on merit and not race, according to party leader Khemraj Ramjattan, who yesterday revealed that the ethnic rotation formula used for the past two general elections has been abandoned.
“I have to emphasise that there is no ethnic commitment, but rather a meritocratic commitment that will guide future recommendation and election of the AFC’s presidential and prime ministerial candidates for general elections,” Ramjattan told a news conference.
He said the ethnic rotation principle was abandoned since 2011, after it was heavily criticised by members and a decision was
