Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night announced United National Congress (UNC) candidates to contest two marginal seats previously held by their coalition partners, the Congress of the People.
They are former Senate President Raziah Ahmed for San Fernando West and economist Wayne Munroe for Tunapuna.
They were among candidates named at Rienzi Complex, Couva, shortly after 10 pm. Other newcomers on the UNC slate include People’s Partnership campaign manager Rodney Charles, who will be contesting the Naparima seat and Minister of the People Christine Newallo-Hosein, the candidate for Cumuto/Manzanilla.
Persad-Bissessar said not all the party’s candidates had yet been named because a few seats were still being negotiated.
The PP will present their full slate of candidates tomorrow at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.
The UNC candidates named so far are:
Siparia: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Caroni East: Dr Tim Gopeesingh
Chaguanas West: Ganga Singh
San Juan/Barataria: Dr Fuad Khan
Chaguanas East: Fazal Karim
Couva North: Ramona Ramdial
Couva South: Rudy Indarsingh
Cumuto/Manzanilla: Christine Newallo-Hosein
Diego Martin North East: Garvin Nicholas
Fyzabad: Lackram Bodoe
La Horquetta/Talparo: Jairam Seemungal
Mayaro: Roger Morales
Naparima: Rodney Charles
Oropuche East: Dr Roodal Moonilal
Oroupouche West: Vidya Guyadeen-Gopeesingh
Port-of-Spain North/St Anns West: Eli Zakour
Moruga/Tableland: Clifton de Couteau
San Fernando West: Raziah Ahmed
Pointe-a-Pierre: Dr David Lee
St Anns East: Don Sylvester
St Joseph: Vasant Bharath
Tabaquite: Suruj Rambachan
Toco/Sangre Grande: Brent Sancho
Tunapuna: Wayne Munroe