And while Enriquez and Ramlogan head to the Court of Appeal, election processes are still moving ahead and tomorrow, we'll finally find out who will be getting the color red.
The Elections and Boundaries Department will be hosting a meeting with all parties, movements, and candidates who will be contesting the general elections tomorrow in Belmopan. However, ahead of that meeting, reports are that Tracy Panton's slate will be getting the traditional red, while Shyne Barrow's will get red with three black dots. It's a recipe for mass confusion - especially for those of failing eyesight. But, reports say that's the likely compromise.
Panton's candidate for Mesopotamia, Lee Mark Chang, spoke about it this morning on Sunup on 7. We also asked him if his faction of the party will now resume using UDP branding since the contempt charge against Panton has been dropped.
Lee Mark Chang, Standard Bearer, Mesopotamia
"The reason was that there was a charge of contempt against our party leader, Tracy so we did whatever the lawyer told us to do and advised us to do but after the court had cleared all of that up then we were free to move on and Tracy can call herself interim party leader any day she feels."
Host:
"And with Election Day - well, nomination day is a week away, less than a week, is it clear, or do you know who will get the color red and what the voters will see on that ballot?"
Lee Mark Chang, Standard Bearer, Mesopotamia
"Well, there is a proposal that will be going to the Elections and Boundaries tomorrow. I believe Ms Phillipa Bailey and Mr August are for the UDP and we are going to apply for the full red and they're going to apply for the full red with three dots, the dots that are on the flag. But all of that is left to be determined by Elections and Boundaries and we'll see how it goes after that."
Host:
"Do you feel like with the current situation happening in the party right now that you two are just robbing each other of votes and possibly setting a foundation for the Mesop area to vote PUP?"
Lee Mark Chang, Standard Bearer, Mesopotamia
"We believe that there's a cancer and we need to radiate it. Once we radiate it, we can move forward. Politics sometimes does get messy and to clean house is not easy and that is what Tracy is trying to do right now. She's trying to clean house, she's trying to fix it up, but we find that every time we ask a question, it goes back to the same answer, and the answer comes from Mesop. So we need to deal with that issue and we need to deal with it firmly and we need to make sure that we present our case to the people of Mesop that you want somebody who understands you, who respects you, who will speak to you, who is not condescending, someone who can sit with you on the street side. For me, I don't care, I just go and I be myself, that's how I campaign. I don't need to pretend I'm another person, I just be Lee Mark and everything is fine."
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