Former Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Peoples National Congress-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Amanza Walton-Desir and Simona Broomes – who also served as a minister of government under from 2015-2020 – have launched breakaway parties to contest the 2025 polls.
On Nomination Day on Monday, the two parties submitted their lists of candidates to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) during the event at the Umana Yana in Georgetown.
Broomes’ party, Assembly for Liberty and Prosperity (ALP), will be contesting in six regions – the minimum requirement. Broomes says her party will not compete in Regions 1, 2, 8 and 9.
“We have great men and women and young people in this list who wants to see that change and is working towards that,” Broomes said.
During the 2015-2020 tenure of the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Government, Broomes was tossed around from one government ministry to the next.
Broomes was first appointed in 2015 as Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection. There, she served for several months before being moved over to the Ministry of Natural Resources as a junior minister.
Walton-Desir’s party, Forward Guyana, will be contesting in seven regions. Forward Guyana will not contest in Regions 7, 8 and 9. Walton-Desir said her immediate goal is to ensure more parties are represented in the National Assembly.
“This movement is less than 21 days old and we’ve been able to raise candidates in seven out of ten regions,” she pointed out, adding that “we’re not about the optics, we’re here on business”.
Last month, Walton-Desir resigned as an APNU parliamentarian, citing a culture of disrespect within the party.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the Horizon and Star Party led by Hubert Maloney also made a submission to GECOM.
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