PARAY: UNC ALSO NEEDS LEADERSHIP CHANGE

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Opposition MP Rushton Paray says the UNC could benefit from a change in leadership and give the party a fighting chance in the general election due later this year.  Speaking with reporter Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh on the announcement by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to step down from electoral politics soon…  Paray says a similar approach would do his own party good.

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00:00While wishing Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley well in his upcoming retirement,

00:05Opposition MP Rushton Parry urged the country not to forget the lessons his

00:10time in office has taught. He says it is important so that Dr. Rowley's mistakes

00:15in government are not repeated. His stewardship for the last 10 years has to

00:21be under scrutiny because there is no facet of this country that has improved

00:26in the last 10 years. None of the five major areas, economy and finance,

00:31infrastructure, national security, health, education. Parry says political analysts

00:36have been saying for some time that a change in party leadership would ensure

00:40success at the polls. It's why he believes Dr. Rowley's move strategically

00:45will do the PNM well going into a general election. Leadership is not only

00:50changing the leader but when the leader change, the vision for the party change,

00:55the vision for the country changes. The whole idea of the attraction, the

01:01gravitational pull of people to get the best minds in the country comes to you.

01:06Clearly the PNM is now out in front and I think they are probably an arm's

01:12length away from the finish line. So the UNC has some catching up to do. Asked

01:18whether he believes his own political leader should step away from electoral

01:22politics. I absolutely believe that the party is ready for a fundamental shift

01:27and fundamental change and if in the wisdom of Mrs. Possad-Bissessa, this is a

01:32plus for the party, well I encourage her to think about it and perhaps get some

01:36action going but there is a process for that to happen. To answer your question, the party is

01:41ready for renewal. However, Parry says there is a process to succession and

01:47this should be followed. I don't believe that Mrs. Possad-Bissessa must just step

01:52aside and say, fellas look, Parry you take the walk or Munilal you take the walk or

01:56Barry you take the walk. No. If she has to step aside as the political leader,

02:01call the election, there is precedent for leadership elections. In 2010, there was a

02:10leadership election in January when Mr. Pandey was removed and there was a huge

02:16win for the party by May of the same year. I think any fundamental change in

02:23the leadership face, in the leadership structure of the UNC will augur well to

02:28put us neck to neck, shoulder to shoulder with the PNM going into an election.

02:34Cindy Raghubar-Tikkasingh, TV6 News.

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