A New and United Guyana

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) is a political party in Guyana.

A New and United Guyana
AbbreviationANUG
ChairpersonDr. Mark France
General SecretaryTimothy Jonas
FoundedJanuary 2019
IdeologyConsociationalism
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History

The party was founded in January 2019,[1][2] with its main goal being shared governance, along with reducing poverty, consensus on governing the oil industry and climate change as major areas of focus. Key individuals at the launch included Ralph Ramkarran, Beni Sankar, Kian Jabour, Henry Jeffrey, Akanni Blair and Timothy Jonas.[1]

It ran in the 2020 general elections with Ralph Ramkarran as its presidential candidate. The party received 2,313 votes and gained a shared seat in parliament through an alliance with the New Movement and the Liberty and Justice Party.[3]

2021

On the 13th of July 2021 ANUG held its second internal elections with Timothy Jonas elected chairman, Ralph Ramkarran elected general secretary, Althia King elected assistant general secretary and Kian Jabour elected organizing secretary, along with new faces bringing new ideas and a fresh look to the party.  

The 10 elected committee members are Alex D’Aguiar, Stephen Patterson, Dr. Mark France, Celina Kishna, Bruce Camacho, Mary Correia, Niall Stanton, Javeed Ally, Bhavita Sukh and Dirk Walker.[4]

2022

On the 19th of November 2022, ANUG held its third internal elections with Dr. Mark France elected Chairman, Timothy Jonas elected General Secretary, Stephen Patterson elected Assistant General Secretary, and Kian Jabour re-elected as organizing secretary.

The 10 elected committee members were; Javeed Ally, Joel Ramesh, Kurt Anderson, Mary Ann Coreia, Dr. Alex D'Aguiar, Althia king, Nadia Sagar, Mohamed Esa Shaheed, Laura Singh and Niall Stanton.[5]

References
  1. "ANUG launched, says main goal is executive power sharing". Stabroek News. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  2. "A New and United Guyana launched". Kaieteur News. January 19, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  3. "Joinder list meets today to finalize parliamentary seat". Kaieteur News. August 4, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  4. "ANUG aims to build goodwill". Guyana Chronicle. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  5. "Mark France elected new ANUG Chairman". Stabroek News. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.


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