UNC political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said recent changes to the status quo in her party were critical to ensure the party’s victory in the April 28 general election.

Speaking to reporters outside the returning officer’s office in Siparia on April 4, Persad-Bissessar said the changes were a decision by the party’s screening committee.

“The screening committee in its wisdom made the best choices we felt were important to get a victory on the 28th. So there were some switches, some swaps and, of course, some new faces brought in.”