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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 47848, member: 636"] Two political groups decided to team up for the upcoming elections next year. A New and United Guyana will campaign under the We Invest in Nationhood banner instead of running separately. Dr. Mark DeFrance and Azruddin Mohamed shook hands on the deal early Sunday morning. The leaders say their partnership will bring fresh ideas to voters across the country. This marks the first time an established party has joined the WIN platform completely. The agreement means ANUG disappears as a separate political force. WIN officials explained this represents a full merger rather than a temporary partnership. Both sides believe they share the same goals for making life better for ordinary people. The combined group promises to run a respectful campaign without dirty tricks. They want citizens to back what they call a new way of doing politics. ANUG started back when the current government first took power. The party tried working with two other small groups during the last election cycle. Together they managed to win just one seat out of the entire parliament. Arguments broke out about who should represent them at different times. The rotation system fell apart when other parties refused to give up their turn. Ralph Ramkarran led their presidential campaign five years ago. He used to work with the ruling party before switching sides to join the opposition. The former parliament speaker brought name recognition to the struggling political movement. His experience helped ANUG gain some attention from voters who wanted alternatives. The merger gives him another chance to influence national politics through the WIN organization. [/QUOTE]

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