General election looms as APNU decides to support AFC’s no-confidence motion
Tuesday, 05 August 2014 – by Denis Scott Chabrol – Demerara Waves
Parliament Building where the opposition’s no-confidence motion will be debated and more than likely passed.
Guyanese could return to the polls later this year in an early general election after Tuesday’s decision by the opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to support the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) no-confidence motion against the Donald Ramotar administration.
The Constitution states that on the House’s approval of a no-confidence motion, the President and Cabinet have to resign and make way for general and regional elections within three months. Continue reading