The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) today revealed the names of its members who will be appointed as Members of Parliament (MP) to serve in the 13th Parliament.
The new parliamentarians are: Terrence Campbell, Juretha Fernandes, Ganesh Mahipaul, David Hinds, Sharma Solomon, Vinceroy Jordan, Nima Flue-Bess, Saiku Andrews, Coretta McDonald, Riaz Rupnarain, Dexter Todd, and Sherod Duncan.
During a press conference today, APNU leader Aubrey Norton confirmed that he will not be returning to parliament but will remain at the helm of the party.
“I will work to continue the rebuilding of the party,” he said.
“I will preside over the party and ensure that I put the mechanism in place so that by the time we arrive at the next elections, we are well structured, we will be ready and the new blood in the party will take over the party. I hope that is an indication that I have no intention of running for the presidency in the future,” added Norton, who ran as the party’s presidential candidate in this year’s elections.
The results of the September 1, 2025 polls show that APNU only secured 12 seats in the National Assembly – a significant decline, which has resulted in the party no longer holding the title as the main parliamentary opposition.
In the last parliament, the APNU and AFC had held 31 seats in the National Assembly, forming the main parliamentary opposition. Of these, the AFC itself occupied 9 of those seats, while the remaining 22 were held by APNU politicians.
The main parliamentary opposition will now be the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party which picked up 16 seats. WIN’s founder and leader, US-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed, has indicated that he will take up the constitutional position of Opposition Leader.
Meanwhile, former APNU parliamentarian Amanza Walton-Desir’s breakaway party called Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) won one seat and she will be occupying that bench in the National Assembly.
The remaining 36 seats will be occupied by the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) which won the 2025 elections by a landslide; the party secured 242,498 votes.
Reflecting on the party’s poor performance at the recent polls, Norton said the APNU is conducting a review but indicated that the findings may not be made public.
However, he indicated that among other things, the APNU will have to review how it operates in the political landscape when new parties emerge.
“In the 1957 elections we did well, then came the 1961 elections in which the United Force emerged as a new party and we lost seats to them. In 2006, the AFC came as a new party and we lost seats to them again. In 2025, WIN came as a new party and we lost seats to them. I think we have to review how we operate with new parties…to understand the phenomenon of why when new parties emerge, our support base seems to go in another direction,” Norton said.
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