Budding Attorney and Office of the Prime Minister employee Cynthia Rutherford, has been declared President of Youth For Change (YFC), the youth arm of the Alliance For Change (AFC).YFC held its leadership elections as part of the AFC National Conference on Saturday at the Vreed-en-Hoop Primary School, West Bank Demerara, Region Three.

The vote for the YFC Presidency ended in a tie between Rutherford and Colin Haynes with 26 votes each.

However, following discussions with newly-elected AFC Leader Raphael Trotman, Haynes magnanimously agreed to withdraw, allowing Rutherford to assume the presidency.

Haynes has committed to focusing his energies on starting an YFC diaspora chapter.

Juaretha Fernandes (28 votes) won the Vice Presidency over Cavern Hinds (23 votes).

Devin Sears (32 votes), won the elections for General Secretary over Breeanka West (19 votes), while Shannon Naipaul (28 votes), pipped Tiffany Marshall (24 votes), for the position of treasurer.

Ian Fraser secured the Secretary-Treasurer position (effectively the Assistant Secretary-Treasurer) by an overwhelming margin of 34 votes to Ivan Bentham’s 16 votes.

The returning officer for the YFC elections was Michael Leonard.