caribny posted:Mitwah posted:Guyanese of Indian and African ethnicities will continue to cast their votes in an ethnic/racial manner.
There is always room for a third force to secure the balance of power by appealing to the youths, and all ethnicities.
One seat can make a big difference.
Currently a post election coalition isn't possible, so a 3rd force will only split votes. The winner will then be the party which lost fewer votes to this entity.
The PPP benefits in this scenario as it starts from a larger base. The ethnicity of the PNC base is also more fluid. Even you will admit that black Guyanese view their "Africanness" in a different way then Indians see their "Indianness".
They are "African" only because their fear Indian rule and given that the coalition hasn't really benefitted them I suspect that many might just accept their fate of living in an Indo dominated land. I expect the black/mixed vote to be sharply lower than it was in 2015. The LGE will reveal how people feel. I think that the coalition is using it as a test run for 2020.
I suspect that the voter turn out will be very low. I agree the LGE will certainly reveal the pulse of the nation. The coalition hasn't benefitted the Indos too who supported it for changes.