Georgetown: President Donald Ramotar on Monday suspended (prorogue) Parliament hours before the 65-seat National Assembly was due to meet, and a meeting was held with GECOMs chairman Dr Steve Surujbally to gather an update on preparations for General and Regional Elections in 2015.
When the President prorogues the Assembly, all Parliamentary sittings will cease and the government can govern for six months without any sittings.
Following the prorogation, the President can reconvene the Assembly and if still faced with the No Confidence Motion, he could then dissolve Parliament and announce General Elections three months hence. He would have secured for the PPP, nine months within which they would not be held accountable to the National Assembly.
Opposition Leader, Brigadier (retired) David Granger said that he has exhausted all discussions with Head of State Donald Ramotar, and there will be no more talks if the country’s leader decides to prorogue the National Assembly amidst the pending No Confidence Motion hanging over his Administration’s head.
The Tenth Parliament as presently composed, with the Opposition holding the majority votes, created for the first time in the history of the nation an environment where the Government was held accountable and a platform for negotiation and compromise amongst leaders.
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