Trotman returned as AFC leader

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New leader Raphael Trotman (at right) and his predecessor Khemraj Ramjattan embrace after the vote. (Photo taken from Moses Nagamootoo’s Facebook page)
New leader Raphael Trotman (at right) and his predecessor Khemraj Ramjattan embrace after the vote. (Photo taken from Moses Nagamootoo’s Facebook page)

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman was yesterday returned as Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), just barely clinching victory over the incumbent, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan by two votes at the party’s 5th Biennial National Conference.

Marlon WilliamsThe party said Trotman was declared the winner with 127 votes, while Ramjattan amassed 125 votes after ballots were tallied at the Vreed-en-Hoop Primary School, West Bank Demerara, Region 3. There were four spoilt ballots.