The UNC hopes to complete screening for the 39 seats it will contest in the upcoming general election by the end of the month, political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has told Newsday.

The party began screening on November 29 and has carried out exercises for 35 constituencies.

The majority of these screenings took place within the last few weeks as the party announced its intent to contest the election as a coalition with People's Empowerment Party (PEP), led by Phillip Edward Alexander; the Laventille Outreach for Vertical Enrichment (LOVE) movement; and the Oilfield Workers' Trade Union (OWTU).