PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The landslide victory of Jack Warner speaks to the demise of the UNC and could also signal a real possibility of the former national security minister becoming the country’s next prime minister, says former government minister Ralph Maraj.
Maraj was among a television panel which also included journalist Sunity Maharaj, managing director of the Lloyd Best Institute of the West Indies, and political analyst Dr Winford James. Maraj described the victory as a “sad day” for the country, as someone who has been so discredited, locally and internationally could be elected.
Examining what Warner’s win said about the national consciousness, Maraj added, “So-called validating elites in this country would tend to frown upon the emergence of somebody like Jack Warner and his possibility of becoming the prime minister, but clearly after tonight that is a very real possibility. “What does it say about our culture that somebody like Jack Warner could now emerge in this country as a possible candidate for prime ministership?”