"First of all, I want to say that when we introduced a constitution in this party, we wanted this party to be the most democratic party in the Western hemisphere."And in the constitution, it says that any person who is in good standing in the party is entitled to contest any post in the party; we have achieved our goal, that’s what’s happening, that’s all.
"I feel very proud to know that I introduced a constitution which allows people, any person in good standing to go up for elections. I am supremely proud of that achievement.
"What I feel proud of is that in the UNC, as opposed to the COP or the PNM, anybody can contest any post they wish. Have you ever seen internal election in a political party attract so much attention as ours?
"Do you remember how Mr Dookeran was elected? Do you remember how Manning was elected? We have created history by instituting a new political system, that’s what we’re doing."
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