In the UDP's last press conference, we asked about their municipal slate, and the chairperson became defensive. Well, today she gave us an update-but still no names. However, she said that the party got 90 applications in total. She outlined the numbers for each municipality.
Sheena Pitts, UDP Chairperson
"In Belize City, we got a total of 21 applications. That is more than enough for city council and out of the 21 let me tell you how many are for mayor, not one, not two, three."
"For councilor candidates, we got 18 applications, it's not so much seats."
"Let me move on to Belmopan, we got a total of 13 applications for Belmopan and of the 13, two for mayor, 11 for councilors, are you seeing the trend already? It's more than enough."
"In Corozal, we have a total of 11 application, 10 for councilor, 1 for mayor. In Dangriga, fully loaded 17 applications. Out of which, 14 for councilor, 3 for mayor."
"San Ignacio and Santa Elena, 11 applications, 10 of which are councilors, 1 for the mayor."
"For Orange Walk, Punta Gorda, and Benque, we have full slates."
"In San Pedro we have a total of 8 applications, 7 for councilors, 1 for mayor."
"And so the next phase of our gearing up we are meeting with all municipalities and regional leaders and we're going to openly discuss whether conventions are ultimately necessary."
