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Trotman elected AFC leader; party gets new General Secretary,Vice Chairman
In a keenly contested election for the leadership of the Alliance For Change (AFC), party co-founder clinched victory from incumbent Khemraj Ramjattan.
Former Vice Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo said in a Facebook post the vote was 127:125 in favour of Trotman.
Hughes is Vice Chairman and Marlon Williams replaces David Patterson as General Secretary.
Trotman, who was hand-picked by President Granger for a cabinet ministerial post after the May 2015 general elections, had told Demerara Waves Online News that Ramjattan had asked him to re-engage with the party.
The AFC later said in a statement that Mr. Ramjattan was declared Chairman after Mr. Trotman won the elections for Leader and the third candidate Mrs. Hughes withdrew her candidacy.
VICE CHAIRPERSON
Cathy Hughes 116 votes â declared winner
Valerie Garrido-Lowe 76 votes
Audwin Rutherford 47 votes
Spoilt ballots 4
GENERAL SECRETARY
Marlon Williams 125 votes â declared winner
David Patterson 83 votes
Michael Carrington 12 votes
Spoilt ballots 2
The results of the election for members of National Executive Committee will be announced subsequently once the voting and counting process are completed, the party said in a statement.
The Returning Officer is Mr. Clayton Hall.
Nagamootoo declined the nominations for both the Leader and Chaiman posts.
The 5th Biennial National Conference of the 12-year old AFC is being held at the Vreed en Hoop Primary School, West Bank Demerara.