Opposition forces APNU and the AFC will contest the upcoming May 11th general elections as a coalition, with David Granger and Moses Nagamootoo as its presidential and prime ministerial candidates, respectively.
The two forces announced the decision yesterday, bringing an end to weeks of negotiations with the signing of the “Cummingsburg Accord” to formalise the pre-electoral alliance, which they are confident can unseat the incumbent PPP/C after 22 years in office.
The accord, which was signed yesterday, caters for a joint electoral slate and a 60/40 cabinet split in an alliance government, favouring APNU. They also agreed to reorganise the presidency to delegate more responsibilities to the Prime Minister as well as to select the representative of the electoral list and the Speaker of the House from independent members of
