Civil society should have been involved in the coalition negotiation

To increase the certainty of defeating the PPP/C, one has to shift the paradigm of elections and electioneering in Guyana. In the traditional approach, the PPP has the greater advantage of resources, historical propaganda and organisation.

Unfortunately, the vision that produced the coalition is the normal one of seeking to win and share government with vague promises to rule better and make some unspecified “improvements” to the way we do politics. With the exception of some rudimentary suggestions from the AFC, the parties to the coalition had three years but failed to specify the kind of governance changes we can expect!

The PPP has been surrounded by all manner of allegations that cannot be properly investigated once it remains in