Is Lee Mark Chang in It to Bring Down Barrow?

On Thursday, Tracy Panton introduced her team of fifteen U.D.P. candidates to Belizean voters ahead of the March twelfth general election. This morning, ten of them appeared on Open Your Eyes, including Lee Mark Chang, Panton’s pick for Mesopotamia. Panton’s group, Alliance for Democracy, claims that Mesopotamia is the only area with an elected U.D.P. candidate where they are running their own candidate. So, what’s Lee Mark Chang’s real goal? Is he aiming to win or just to unseat Moses “Shyne” Barrow? We asked him.

 

Lee Mark Chang, UDP Candidate, Mesopotamia

“I personally believe that a lot of our colleagues have already realized that some of the promises that has been given to them are just dreams. So, some of them have already reached out and there are, we are in process of talks for them to join the Tracy Panton ticket but welcome arms. As you saw yesterday, Mr. Riverol from Corozal Bay has joined us. We are expecting a couple more very shortly. So, the healing has already started. People are realizing that they have been bamboozled. So we are prepared and ready to accept our fate in the coming elections.”

 

Paul Lopez

“Let us be real about your candidacy. Is not a fact that you are being placed there as a pivotal peace in determining the way forward for the UDP. Win or lose, once Shyne Barrow lose, the faction will be happy.”

 

Lee Mark Chang

“It is the only way forward for our part to make sure we can heal and regroup and move forward. Yes, we need to remove the “cancer”.”

 

Paul Lopez

“So will you be satisfied if you lose, the “cancer” is removed, but a PUP wins?”

 

Lee Mark Chang

“No, I fight to win.”