PARADE Ground will be the venue for the leadership and supporters of A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), which is expected to host a rally after it delivers its list of candidates to Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, at City Hall today.Contesting parties are permitted to submit three separate lists on Nomination Day. These Lists of Candidates are in respect of: Geographical Constituencies Lists; National Top-up Lists; and Regional Democratic Council Lists.

In accordance with the electoral system of Proportional Representation, in order to qualify for a seat in the National Assembly, contesting parties must contest a minimum of six of the Geographical Constituencies- totaling at least 13 seats for eligibility to contest and submit Geographical Constituencies Lists and National Top-up Lists. This arrangement will provide for that qualified contesting party to submit on Nomination Day, two separate Lists of Candidates.
Any contesting political party can contest the election of members of any of the 10 Regional Democratic Councils. For this purpose, a List of Candidates must be submitted on Nomination Day.
The representative of the APNU+AFC alliance Candidates List is expected to be Professor Harold Lutchman, a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Caribbean Court of Justice and also a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana.
The political opposition is expected to have a large following that will converge at the Square of the Revolution and then proceed towards City Hall, Regent Street, with some amount of pomp, as is the tradition on Nomination Day, before heading to Parade Ground.
Dubbed the ‘Nomination Day Rally’, things are expected to get underway by 5:00pm.
APNU+AFC candidate, Christopher Jones, told the Guyana Chronicle yesterday, that in addition to members of the leadership, the majority of the speakers at today’s rally will be taken from the Alliance’s youth component.
He added that a major feature of the rally will be disclosures of programmes and policies that will be included in the APNU+AFC manifesto.
“There should also be some details on the date for the release of the manifesto,” Jones said.
“Come out in your numbers and hear the Leaders of the APNU+AFC Coalition….. IT IS TIME,” the APNU+AFC alliance has urged. (Vanessa Narine)