Raphael Trotman
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Raphael Trotman, born 1966, is a lawyer and a politician in Guyana
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A former executive member of the People's National Congress Reform
, Trotman co-founded the Alliance For Change (AFC)
in 2005 along with Khemraj Ramjattan and Sheila Holder. Officially launched on October 29, 2005, the AFC received 8.3% of the national vote and won 5 of the 65 seats in the August 2006 elections
, becoming the third largest political party in Guyana.
Trotman was initially elected to Parliament in 1998 as a member of the People's National Congress Reform
. Trotman resigned the PNCR on May 27, 2005 but did not resign his Parliamentary seat until 27 December 2005, well after the launch of his new political party.
In the 2006 elections
, Trotman was his party's Presidential candidate.
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
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A former executive member of the People's National Congress Reform
People's National Congress
The People's National Congress is a socialist political party in Guyana led by Robert Corbin. The party currently holds 22 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:...
, Trotman co-founded the Alliance For Change (AFC)
Alliance for Change (Guyana)
The Alliance for Change is a Guyanese political party formed in 2005. When formed it included three parliamentarians who left other parties, namely Raphael Trotman of the People's National Congress, Khemraj Ramjattan of the People's Progressive Party and Sheila Holder of the Working People's...
in 2005 along with Khemraj Ramjattan and Sheila Holder. Officially launched on October 29, 2005, the AFC received 8.3% of the national vote and won 5 of the 65 seats in the August 2006 elections
Elections in Guyana
Elections in Guyana gives information on election and election results in Guyana.Guyana elects on national level a unicameral legislature .The National Assembly has 65 members...
, becoming the third largest political party in Guyana.
Trotman was initially elected to Parliament in 1998 as a member of the People's National Congress Reform
People's National Congress
The People's National Congress is a socialist political party in Guyana led by Robert Corbin. The party currently holds 22 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:...
. Trotman resigned the PNCR on May 27, 2005 but did not resign his Parliamentary seat until 27 December 2005, well after the launch of his new political party.
In the 2006 elections
Elections in Guyana
Elections in Guyana gives information on election and election results in Guyana.Guyana elects on national level a unicameral legislature .The National Assembly has 65 members...
, Trotman was his party's Presidential candidate.