UNC UNVEILS ENTIRE SLATE ON BRINK OF NOMINATION

In an unusual move, the Opposition Leader waited until hours before nomination day to unveil her full slate of candidates.

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00:00It's the eve of nomination day and a handful of the UNC's 39-member slate has finally been revealed.

00:09Carney Central, Dr. David Lee.

00:13First Jaguars West.

00:16This one is a new name to you but not new to our party. He's been with our party for over 30 years.

00:22Dr. Colin Neil Gosine.

00:24Clarkston Bay, which used to be Pointer Pear.

00:28Hansen Narainsingh.

00:30Kumoto Manzanilla.

00:32Shivana Sam.

00:34Faisalabad Dave Tanku.

00:36Orpuch West.

00:38Dr. Lakram Bodo.

00:40Tabakit Sean Sobers.

00:43Kuva North Gillian John.

00:48And for Superior, Kamala Prasad Bisesa.

00:58This means sitting Tabakit MP Anita Haynes, Arnold Ram, the MP for Carney Central

01:05and Ravi Rathiram, the MP for Kuva North, will be joining Rudranath in Darsing on the sidelines of electoral politics.

01:13There'll be a space and a place for every single body. Everybody wins when the UNC wins.

01:20Rathiram, Ram and Haynes all wrote to their constituents expressing disappointment that they will no longer be representing them.

01:30While it is naturally disappointing not to have been selected to contest this seat again,

01:35I fully accept and respect the decision of the leadership of our great party.

01:40Ram expresses the same disappointment but says it's not about political ambitions.

01:46He says it is about the larger picture, about putting our country first,

01:50about ensuring that the People's National Movement is removed from power.

01:55Meanwhile, Haynes did not join her colleagues in expressing steadfast commitment to the UNC

02:00and forcing the BNM out of government.

02:02Instead, she said,

02:04I urge all citizens to be attentive and vigilant this election season.

02:08If we are serious about moving our country forward,

02:11then we must pay close attention to who is offering us workable solutions to the issues facing our nation.