We Invest in Nationhood

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We Invest in Nationhood
AbbreviationWIN
Leader Azruddin Mohamed
General SecretaryOdessa Primus
FounderAzruddin Mohamed
Founded2025
Ideology
ColoursBlue, white, black
Seats in the National Assembly
16 / 65
[3]
Website
www.winguyana.com

We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) is a political party in Guyana. Founded and led by businessman Azruddin Mohamed, [4] the party contested the 2025 Guyanese general election, winning 16 seats and replacing A Partnership for National Unity as the country's main opposition party. [5] [3]

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Policies

Policies presented in WIN's election manifesto included reductions in value-added tax (VAT), increases in civil servants' wages, and increased welfare spending, as well as a potential renegotiation of terms with ExxonMobil, aimed at securing greater oil revenues for the Guyanese government. [6] France24 described the party as attracting "grassroots support," especially among the lower classes, due to its advocacy for "fairer access to housing and opportunities." [2]

Controversies

Party leader Azruddin Mohamed has attracted significant controversy for his alleged involvement in corrupt public activities including bribery, resulting in sanctions being imposed by the United States Treasury Department on Mohamed, a gold-exporting company that he owns with his father, and a government official. Responding to Mohamed's presidential candidacy, US Ambassador Nicole Theriot warned that the US would cut economic ties if there was a Mohamed administration, stating that the US "would have to make sure that we didn't work with him specifically". [4]

WIN also attracted controversy after posting AI-generated images on social media that were offensive to many users and perceived as racist. [7]

Election results

Note: elections denoted by § were considered neither free nor fair.

Election yearLeaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionGovernment
2025 Azruddin Mohamed 109,06624.87
16 / 65
NewIncrease2.svg 2nd PPP/C

References

  1. ↑ "Guyana's ruling party takes early lead as upstart opposition party surges". France24. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Guyana's ruling party takes early lead as upstart opposition party surges". France24. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 Wilkinson, Bert. "Guyana elections: People's Progressive Party wins second term, main opposition decimated at polls". Caribbean Life. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 Wilkinson, Bert. "Guyana holds general election as candidates vie for control of country's oil". PBS. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Guyana Elections Results 2025 – GECOM Declarations". Stabroek News. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "WIN launches 2025 manifesto with plans for cash increases, social services". Newsroom GY. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "WIN scrambles to distance itself after images spark racial backlash". Newsroom GY. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
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