The main opposition, A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) has agreed to support Alliance For Change leader, Raphael Trotman as the Speaker for the 10th Parliament, a source confirmed this morning.
The source said that APNU agreed to this proposal last night. Stabroek News was told that the AFC’s first choice Moses Nagamootoo chose to withdraw “in the interest of the AFC getting the speakership” and the APNU then indicated that they would accept Trotman as Speaker. According to the source, the counter-proposal by the AFC would see Trotman serving the full term as Speaker and there would