A Partnership for National Unity
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| Abbreviation | APNU |
| Founded | July 2011 |
| Ideology | Big tent |
| National affiliation | GAP JFAP NDF NFA PNCR WPA AFC |
| National Assembly | 12 / 65 |
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A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is a political alliance in Guyana.
History
[edit | edit source]The APNU was formed in July 2011 in order to contest the 2011 general elections,[1][2] consisting of the Guyana Action Party, the Guyana Association of Local Authorities, the Guyana National Congress, the Guyana People's Partnership, the Guyana Youth Congress, the Justice for All Party, the National Democratic Front, the National Front Alliance, the People's National Congress (PNC) and the Working People's Alliance.[3]
The alliance won 26 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly in the elections.[4] With the Alliance for Change winning seven seats, the combined opposition parties held a majority of seats in the National Assembly. However, the People's Progressive Party (which had won 32 seats) formed the government and the leader of the largest party automatically became president.
Prior to the 2015 elections, the APNU formed a joint electoral list with the Alliance for Change. The combined list won 33 seats, allowing PNC leader David A. Granger to become President.
In the 2020 Guyanese general election, the APNU+AFC coalition — of which the APNU was the main component — was accused of attempting to manipulate the results. Following a prolonged recount and international pressure, the coalition conceded defeat. Subsequently, the Justice For All Party (JFAP) and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) withdrew from the APNU+AFC alliance. This withdrawal came after there was a lack of representation on their parliamentary list for the opposition.[5]
Election results
[edit | edit source]| Election year | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 2011 | David A. Granger | 139,678 | 40.81 | 26 / 65
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New |  2nd
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PPP/C minority |
| 2015 | As part of APNU+AFC | 33 / 65
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7
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1st
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APNU+AFC | ||
| 2020 | As part of APNU+AFC | 22 / 65
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 11
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2nd
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PPP/C | ||
| 2025 | Aubrey Norton | 77,998 | 17.79 | 12 / 65
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10
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3rd
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PPP/C |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p585
- ^ Commonwealth Secretariat (2012)l. Guyana National and Regional Elections: 28 November 2011. Commonwealth Observer Group, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ APNU Manifesto 2011 Archived 2015-08-10 at the Wayback Machine APNU
- ^ A poll 'burden' for Guyana's Opposition Jamaica Observer, 22 January 2012
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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