As you saw earlier in the newscast - UDP Party Leader Dean Barrow is still saying publicly that he expects Mayor Darrell Bradley to seek re-election as the head of a UDP City Council slate. The mayor has avoided pronouncing on it but sources within the council tell us that he won't do it.
It's a subject of intense interest for the opposition. With Bradley's unmatched track record, the party would have to be considered a decided underdog in the upcoming Belize City Council elections. Their mayoral candidate Yolanda Schakron continues to avoid us - and their councilor candidates have still not been introduced to the media.
Politically, it's a series of weak moves, but right now the PUP's attention is focused on Darrell Bradley - the opposition leader told us why:..
Hon. Francis Fonseca, Leader of the Opposition
"Yes and we believe the message that comes out of that which our mayoral candidate and her team will take to the people is that we have a Belize City Council that is really in chaos. A team that is not united, that are not focus on the work of the city. They seem to be more focus on politics. Mayor Bradley doesn't seems to know what he wants to do and I think that's the source of great frustration among the councilors. Certainly, it's an opportunity for us to talk to the residents of Belize City about someone who wants to serve as mayor, who is going to be committed fully to that job and not be sharing time between that job and their law firm as is Mayor Bradley."
Last week Mayor Bradley told us he is not resigning as Mayor and remained committed to the UDP - but he did not say he would seek re-election as mayor.
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