{"id":19527,"date":"2024-05-08T17:23:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T17:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19527"},"modified":"2024-05-08T17:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T17:23:58","slug":"ppp-congress-reshaping-ideologies-and-embracing-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ppp-congress-reshaping-ideologies-and-embracing-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP Congress: Reshaping Ideologies and Embracing Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Josiah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The People&#8217;s Progressive Party (PPP) concluded its 32nd congress with significant resolutions aimed at reshaping its constitution and ideological stance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, the General Secretary, highlighted the party&#8217;s commitment to embracing political and ideological pluralism to create a national democratic state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the major changes involved removing references to Marxism and Leninism from the party&#8217;s constitution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Dr. Jagdeo, this move allows the party to focus on its own history, struggles, and achievements rather than outdated ideologies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision received unanimous support from party members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the congress passed resolutions to review and update the constitution, expand regional party management structures, transition membership dues to an annual basis, and utilize social media to promote the party&#8217;s history and achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another key resolution focused on advocating for free, fair, and accountable elections in Guyana, demonstrating the party&#8217;s commitment to democratic principles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the PPP pledged support for the government&#8217;s stance on important issues, including calls for a ceasefire in Palestine and upholding Guyana&#8217;s position on the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo emphasized the importance of aligning the party&#8217;s resolutions with the government&#8217;s stance on critical matters, reflecting unity and solidarity within the political landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The congress&#8217;s outcomes signal a strategic shift for the PPP, reflecting a commitment to adapt to evolving political dynamics and promote a vision of inclusive governance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams The People&#8217;s Progressive Party (PPP) concluded its 32nd congress with significant resolutions aimed at reshaping its constitution and ideological stance. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, the General Secretary, highlighted&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19529,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19527\/revisions\/19529"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}