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GUYANA: Lenox Shuman of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) for Parliament

Lenox ShumanStabroek News – August 6, 2020

Lenox Shuman, the Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) will be the first Member of Parliament for the list-joinder parties which hold one seat in Parliament.          

The other parties in the list-joinder are A New and United Guyana (ANUG) and The New Movement (TMI). The latter two will also rotate parliamentary functions with LJP. The LJP will hold the parliamentary seat for around two years.

On His Facebook page on August 6, 2020, Shuman released a letter sent to Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield listing his name as the list-joinder’s MP. Lowenfield had written to all of the parties that won seats at the March 2nd elections to name their MPs.    Continue reading

Guyana Politics: Three small parties won’t trade lawmaking seats for gov’t positions…

— consensus key to parliamentary voting

(left to right) Lenox Shuman of the Liberty and Justice Party, Asha Kissoon of The New Movement and A New and United Guyana’s Ralph Ramkarran sign their memorandum of understanding on the joinder of their lists.

Three of Guyana’s small parties have agreed that their parliamentarians will not join the governing party in exchange for ministerial or other governmental office.

In a memorandum of understanding (MOU), A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) and The New Movement (TNM) agreed that they will “not give a minority government a majority.”    Continue reading

Guyana Politics: Liberty and Justice Party votes against coalescing + talks about Oil and Communities

– Shuman says third force needed

Lenox Shuman (standing) speaking at yesterday’s press conference
Lenox Shuman speaking at press conference

The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP)  has decided against joining with another party at the moment as it believes it is in the nation’s interest to have a “balancing” third force, according to Chairman and presidential candidate Lenox Shuman.        Continue reading