In a move that signals a strategic consolidation ahead of Guyana’s 2025 General and Regional Elections, A New and United Guyana (ANUG), a minor opposition party, has announced it will join forces with the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) movement. The alliance, confirmed in a joint statement early Sunday morning, will see ANUG contesting the elections under the WIN banner.
The agreement was signed between Dr. Mark DeFrance, political leader of ANUG, and Azruddin Mohamed, political leader of WIN.
According to the statement, the partnership underscores the “growing strength and momentum of the WIN campaign,” adding that ANUG brings “valuable electoral experience and national reach,” making it the first established political party to formally join the WIN platform.
“We are confident that this agreement will enhance our collective capacity to deliver meaningful change and marks the beginning of a broader national movement to unify and uplift Guyana,” the statement read.
The parties emphasized that this is not a coalition agreement, but rather a full incorporation of ANUG into the WIN banner. A WIN official noted that the move reflects shared values and a united front, rather than a temporary alliance.
Both parties pledged to conduct a “clean, fair, and respectful campaign,” and called on Guyanese citizens to support what they described as “a new political direction.”
Founded in 2019, ANUG contested the 2020 elections as part of a joint agreement with the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) and The New Movement (TNM). While the trio collectively secured a single seat in Parliament, internal disagreements prevented ANUG from occupying the seat during its rotation. The seat was initially taken up by LJP’s representative and later by TNM’s Dr. Asha Kissoon, who held onto the position without rotating it as agreed.
ANUG’s 2020 presidential candidate was former PPP executive and former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, a well-known political figure in Guyana.
The new agreement with WIN positions ANUG for a fresh start as part of a rising political force in the country, with both parties promising to push for unity, reform, and development in the 2025 elections.
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