Has Shyne Barrow been Given a Fair Chance to Lead?

Among the issues that the Alliance for Democracy has with the leadership of Shyne Barrow is his inability to lead the U.D.P. to victory at the polls.  Since taking office as party leader, Barrow has failed to deliver village council elections, municipal elections, as well as the recent bye-election in Toledo East.  Here’s how August responded to that criticism.

 

Alberto August, Deputy Chairman, U.D.P.

“In politics, the success of a political party is determined by the amount of elections it wins.  And so then, therefore, as the head of the party he must always be prepared to make his party winnable and puts the party up to win elections.  That is what…”

 

Isani Cayetano

“That is what becomes the crux of the matter here.  Those four are saying, “Look, part of the leadership challenge is that under Mr. Barrow we haven’t really won any of the elections that have taken place recently, including the bye-election a few months ago in Toledo East.”

 

Alberto August

“Because one of the unfortunate things in all of that, is that since he was elected as leader of the party, he has barely had time to focus on leading the party.  What he has spent most of his time on is outing those types of fires that come up from time to time.  And you specifically mentioned, like for example, the bye-election out in Toledo East.  The division within our party resulted in the same people not coming to the front and shouldering what could have been maybe a better performance for the party.”