AFC confirms seats cut in new deal with APNU

Khemraj Ramjattan

After months of negotiations, the Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday confirmed that its revised governance coalition accord with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) will see it being allocated 10 parliamentary seats as opposed to the 12 it currently holds.

“The Alliance For Change wishes to confirm reports that consensus has been reached on the Cummingsburg Accord between APNU and the AFC… Full details of the agreement will be provided after the formal signing of the Accord,” party leader Khemraj Ramjattan announced while reading from a prepared statement at the party’s weekly press conference yesterday.

The party leader said that the revamped accord is currently being prepared and the parties will be signing the agreement in the coming days.