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Alliance For Change (Guyana)
The Alliance for Change (AFC) is a liberal political party in Guyana. History The party was established in 2005 by three MPs who left other parties; Raphael Trotman of the People's National Congress, Khemraj Ramjattan of the People's Progressive Party and Sheila Holder of the Working People's Alliance. Trotman became the leader of the party. In the 2006 elections, the party received 8.1% of the vote, winning six seats. Their vote share increased to 10.3% in the 2011 elections, which saw the party win seven seats. Prior to the 2015 elections Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burundian presidential election 21 July 2015 * 2015-16 Central African gene ..., the AFC formed a joint electoral list with the A Partnership for National Unity alliance. The combined list won 33 seats, allowing PNC/APNU leader David A. Granger to become presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphael Trotman
Raphael Trotman (born 1966) is a Guyana, Guyanese lawyer and politician. He was the List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Guyana, Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana from 2011 to 2015. He was the country's Minister for Natural Resources from 2015 to 2020. A former executive member of the People's National Congress (Guyana), People's National Congress Reform, Trotman co-founded the Alliance for Change (Guyana), Alliance For Change (AFC) in 2005 along with Khemraj Ramjattan and Sheila Holder. Officially launched on October 29, 2005, the AFC received 8.3% of the national vote and won 5 of the 65 seats in the Elections in Guyana, August 2006 elections, becoming the third largest political party in Guyana. Trotman was initially elected to Parliament in 1998 as a member of the People's National Congress (Guyana), People's National Congress Reform. Trotman resigned the PNCR on May 27, 2005 but did not resign his Parliamentary seat until 27 December 2005, well after the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |