AFC constitution doesn’t prohibit leader from serving more than two successive terms

Khemraj Ramjattan

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday said that its constitution does not prohibit the party’s leader and other senior office holders from serving more than two successive terms in the same post.

The party issued the clarification yesterday in a press statement that it said was in response to the “mistaken impression” in public discussions that its constitution excludes a leader or member from being re-elected after two terms under Article 19 (1).

Article 19 (1) of the AFC Constitution states: “The various senior positions of the AFC, including those in the National Executive, Regions and Groups ought to be rotated as far as is possible so that no member is allowed to serve more than two consecutive terms in the same office, so as to ensure a