The APNU was formed in July 2011 in order to contest the
2011 general elections, consisting of the
Guyana Action Party, the Guyana Association of Local Authorities, the Guyana National Congress, the Guyana People's Partnership, the Guyana Youth Congress, the
Justice for All Party, the
National Democratic Front, the
National Front Alliance, the
People's National Congress (PNC) and the
Working People's Alliance. The alliance won 26 of the 65 seats in the
National Assembly in the elections. With the
Alliance for Change winning seven seats, the combined opposition parties held a majority of seats in the National Assembly. However, the
People's Progressive Party (which had won 32 seats) formed the government and the leader of the largest party automatically became president. Prior to the
2015 elections, the APNU formed a joint electoral list with the Alliance for Change. The combined list won 33 seats, allowing PNC leader
David A. Granger to become President. In the 2020 Guyanese general election, the APNU+AFC coalition — of which the APNU was the main component — was accused of attempting to manipulate the results. Following a prolonged recount and international pressure, the coalition conceded defeat. Subsequently, the Justice For All Party (JFAP) and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) withdrew from the APNU+AFC alliance. This withdrawal came after there was a lack of representation on their parliamentary list for the opposition. == Election results ==