The newly-formed Innovative Democratic Alliance (IDA) has announced it will contest all 15 seats in the upcoming Tobago House of Assembly election. The party’s leader, Dr Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus, told Guardian Media the party has already begun revealing its slate of candidates on its Facebook page.
The party was formed in early August. The People’s National Movement and the Progressive Democratic Patriots are also contesting the election. Those two parties each won six seats in the THA election earlier this year, triggering a deadlock in the Assembly. Since then, the Elections and Boundaries Commission has created three new constituencies.
On Wednesday, THA Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis announced the new THA election will be held on December 6.
“The Innovative Democratic Alliance has awaited this opportunity since its formation. We continue to engage the people of Tobago with the intention of representing every single individual,” Tsoiafatt-Angus said.
But she said going into the election, the IDA does not disregard any of the political parties who are offering themselves for election.
“Elections are won on election day and given the present political climate, we do not discount any political party.”