THE Healing of the Nation Theocracy Party (HNTP) has thrown its support behind the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU + AFC) coalition, signalling its intention to contest the General and Regional Elections on May 11 as part of the coalition.Chairman of the party, Alfred Park, during a telephone interview with the Guyana Chronicle disclosed that, “We must put our heads together and let the country move forward as one, and this is the perfect opportunity to tackle this vision.”

Park added that, “Our country must be holistically represented; therefore [we are] combining strengths with APNU + AFC so that everyone’s rights will be equally represented.
When asked how he feels their support base would respond to this decision, Park said that “The supporters have been supporting our moves, as we would be able to stand and represent our needs our concerns on behalf of the people.”
He also indicated that the HNTP was not promised any parliamentary seats for coalescing with the APNU/AFC.
“We did not get any promise; we will be meeting with Brother Harmon on Tuesday,” he said. One of the party’s main selling points is the legalisation of marijuana, which the political Opposition has already said it is open to discussing.
The party, when it was founded, had said it hopes to sincerely break away from an ethnic divide and provide a balance between Guyana’s two main political parties – a united (APNU/AFC) and the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C).
Nevertheless, the leadership of the party has since reconsidered that stance and says it will be rendering its full support to the APNU/AFC coalition.