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Opposition parties say Gov’t worried over no-confidence motion
…employs “delay tactics”
With the possible vote of “no confidence” against the incumbent People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government lingering, Opposition parties say they feel that all will be done to delay the holding of General Elections. They are convinced that the government will go out of its way to set back the polls, “as much as they have delayed Local Government Elections.”
Former Foreign Affairs Minister and People’s National Congress member, Aubrey Norton told Kaieteur News yesterday that there are several scenarios to be considered when assessing the country’s political situation. As it stands, the PPP-government is facing a majority vote-out by opposition members who have already pledged no-confidence in their manner of governance.
Norton believes that the PPP will be embarrassed that in Guyana’s short post-independence history, it will be the first party forced out of office. He thinks that “delay tactics” will be employed by the government because ground response might not be in their favour.
“The PPP is right now testing the ground, and I don’t think they like the response.” He told the newspaper that since the party no longer has a grip on the Guyana Elections Commission, it must be considered that the government, “although there is no basis, would still turn to the law where they believe they have more backing, to challenge the motion.”
He said that with the release of former Chief Elections Commissioner Gocool Boodoo, the PPP has no “insider.” Also government’s claim that GECOM is not prepared to host elections is another delay tactic. Norton opined that the contradiction of information from government and GECOM “is another signal that the PPP is no longer in control after 28 years.”
“The PPP is worried. There is a no-confidence motion, and no question that it will be addressed.”
The opposition parties are unfazed by suggestion of a snap election.
“The faster, the better, we just want them out!” was the response by Alliance for Change’s (AFC) General Secretary, David Patterson when asked about early polls.
General Secretary of the PPP, Clement Rohee, and Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon have questioned the readiness of GECOM to hold any kind of elections.
Rohee had stated that “the PPP is not confident this has been done thoroughly so as to ensure that every eligible voter will be correctly placed on his or her constituency list.”
Kaieteur News was told that the Presidential Secretary had also inquired of the Parliament whether the no-confidence motion was legal. Inquires were also made as to why the motion should have one line. However with the provision of research documents and examples from other countries, it was explained that the motion was properly and legally worded.
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