Belize just got its first woman running a major political party after Tracy Panton took over the United Democratic Party and became opposition leader. She got sworn in after some pretty wild internal drama last year that had everyone thinking the whole thing might collapse.
Panton called the moment bittersweet because her late husband Herbert was not there to see it happen. She said people know she leads with integrity and heart, and her main job is pulling the party back together across all the regions. She has been in politics for about ten years after getting elected to represent Albert in the House of Representatives.
The new leader has a shadow cabinet to build and a central executive committee to set up. She promised a press conference to lay out her first hundred days.
Panton called the moment bittersweet because her late husband Herbert was not there to see it happen. She said people know she leads with integrity and heart, and her main job is pulling the party back together across all the regions. She has been in politics for about ten years after getting elected to represent Albert in the House of Representatives.
The new leader has a shadow cabinet to build and a central executive committee to set up. She promised a press conference to lay out her first hundred days.
