Talks on the proposed pro-democracy alliance for the upcoming elections are focused on a plan of action for what needs to be done and it is also being envisioned that the different partners will be active in their areas of strength.
“We are in talks,” General-Secretary of the AFC David Patterson told Stabroek News yesterday. He said that progress is being made and the process is ongoing with discussions expected to be wrapped up within two weeks by the latest. “We have submitted a full proposal to our partners,” he said.
In early December, AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan stated that the AFC is prepared to lead a pro-democracy alliance of progressive forces, inclusive of the opposition coalition APNU, to remove the PPP/C government from office. Ramjattan had also indicated that the “progressive forces” should comprise civic groups, workers unions, and