2 weeks ago, we told you about the Opposition Party's Power to the People Rally, an effort to energize the electorate and excite some ardor for the PUP before general elections are called. The first rally took place in San Ignacio Town, and yesterday evening, it moved on to Big Falls in the Toledo District. Our information says that 46 buses were mobilized to get the communities to the event, which had an attendance of more than 3,000 persons. That's a much higher turn out from they Cayo rally, and we stopped in to see how it went:
Hon. Julius Espat, Deputy Party Leader - PUP
"Numbers is not really that important to us, it's the participation of the people in the different zones and we had full participation of the south which is a good thing. It was a vibrant event and when you walked in you felt cold seed and all. It was a good thing I must say for the People's United Party."
Daniel Ortiz
"What was the topic which was of highest priority of persons who attended?"
Hon. Julius Espat, Deputy Party Leader - PUP
"The topic is where were you and what you were doing today? That was the topic in reality: the Sarstoon. People wanted to know how you guys were being treated by the Guatemalans. They wanted to know what was the response of the Belize government. I think that was a major part of the discussion on the questions and a part from that they wanted to know what our policies were on certain things; education, social justice, what would the party do once we get in government and stuff like that. And it was localized. A lot of the villagers came out and spoke about the concerns they have in their different villages and it was mostly the party leader that got an opportunity to speak to his people and to answer their questions."
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