The stakes for the Alliance for Change (AFC) will be high as it meets with its coalition partner A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) this week to review the pivotal Cummingsburg Accord that underpinned their victory at the 2015 general elections.
Sources from both sides described different expectations for the upcoming negotiations to Stabroek News. While it is the third time that they will be meeting, Stabroek News was told that the two sides are still discussing “modalities” for their meetings. Nonetheless, party insiders from both the AFC and APNU said that the real test of compromise will come during discussions for the prime minister and other ministerial positions.
One source indicated that a key part of the negotiations will focus on the slashing of the number of ministerial and parliamentary positions for the AFC in exchange for that party’s retention of the prime ministerial candidate slot for the upcoming general elections. The AFC has been adamant that the slot must be retained by the party.
