PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -The slight opposition Motion for Social Justice (MSJ) stated on Tuesday that it’ll not contest the overall election later this yr.
MSJ chief David Abdulah informed a information convention that the social gathering, which has been unsuccessful in previous native and common elections, will as an alternative give attention to constructing its capability to control successfully sooner or later.
“We don’t consider we’re ready to take action in 2025, and due to this fact, we’d give attention to our constructing.”
Abdulah stated the MSJ, intently aligned with the highly effective Oilfield Employees Union (OWTU), had selected Monday night time that it was not prepared for the electoral problem however would proceed advocating for residents by partaking with the general public and elevating consciousness about their rights.
He stated that the social gathering can even preserve issuing statements on nationwide points.
The MSJ social gathering participated on a restricted scale within the 2013 and 2016 native authorities elections; Abdullah stated that whereas the social gathering expanded its presence in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic hindered its progress, ensuing within the social gathering not having sufficient time to develop the specified stage.
Abdulah stated he would not function the social gathering’s sole voice, emphasizing a shift towards delegation and specialised communication.
Abdulah stated the doorway of the Gary Griffith-led Nationwide Transformation Alliance (NTA) and the Mickela Panday-led Patriotic Entrance (PF) into this yr’s election race didn’t issue into the social gathering’s choice to sit down out the election.
The principle opposition, the United Nations Congress (UNC), has stated it’s ready to affix a coalition with some minor opposition events to unseat the ruling Folks’s Nationwide Motion (PNM), which has been in workplace since 2015.
