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A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Tuesday said its first priority is to get government to hold long-delayed Local Government Elections (LGE) and would not mind national elections being pushed back- a posture the Alliance For Change (AFC) calls “strange.”

“I think if we are thinking it through logically and if the President does accede to the demands then we can’t have a problem because then we would have already acted based on our request,” Shadow Local Government Minister, Ronald Bulkan told Demerara Waves Online News.

He stressed that APNU’s focus was on fixing the administratively dilapidated local government system in towns and villages that have led to poor delivery of basic services to communities. “We are thinking about people’s welfare, we are not thinking about getting into office which is what the PPP might want to say,”

He was at pains to justify his parliamentary coalition’s six-day ultimatum on President Donald Ramotar for him to call LGE although APNU has agreed to support the Alliance For Change’s (AFC)-sponsored No Confidence Motion that could come up for debate after the House ends its parliamentary recess on October 10,2014. 

Bulkan hesitated and continued to dodge direct questions about whether APNU preferred LGE or general elections. 

 

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APNU knows to their gut, the P.P.P would regain the majority, no wonder they are now attempting to back away from the no-confidence motion, dodging direct questions, citing that the no confidence is the AFC idea.

FM

He was at pains to justify his parliamentary coalition’s six-day ultimatum on President Donald Ramotar for him to call LGE although APNU has agreed to support the Alliance For Change’s (AFC)-sponsored No Confidence Motion that could come up for debate after the House ends its parliamentary recess on October 10,2014. 

Bulkan hesitated and continued to dodge direct questions about whether APNU preferred LGE or general elections. 

The current issue and focus is the no-confidence motion which should take place immediately when parliamentary secession begins around the 10th of October, 2014.

FM
Originally Posted by Conscience:

APNU knows to their gut, the P.P.P would regain the majority, no wonder they are now attempting to back away from the no-confidence motion, dodging direct questions, citing that the no confidence is the AFC idea.

The issues are presented and from the reports the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly considered it ad adequate.

 

It will be seen what will develop after parliament resumes in October, 2014.

FM
Originally Posted by Conscience:

APNU knows to their gut, the P.P.P would regain the majority, no wonder they are now attempting to back away from the no-confidence motion, dodging direct questions, citing that the no confidence is the AFC idea.

Guyana is a strange country.  Towns and villages are collapsing because there is no local gov't and you think that a national election is a priority when we had one a scant 3 years ago.

 

Roger Luncheon said that minority govts will be what Guyana will have in the future so even he agrees that the majority of Guyanese will reject the PPP again.

FM
Originally Posted by Demerara_Guy:

He was at pains to justify his parliamentary coalition’s six-day ultimatum on President Donald Ramotar for him to call LGE although APNU has agreed to support the Alliance For Change’s (AFC)-sponsored No Confidence Motion that could come up for debate after the House ends its parliamentary recess on October 10,2014. 

Bulkan hesitated and continued to dodge direct questions about whether APNU preferred LGE or general elections. 

The current issue and focus is the no-confidence motion which should take place immediately when parliamentary secession begins around the 10th of October, 2014.

The PPP is already begun to stall the no confident.  They have a constitutional obligation to host LGE and they will become international pariahs if they don't.

FM
Originally Posted by caribny:
Originally Posted by Demerara_Guy:

He was at pains to justify his parliamentary coalition’s six-day ultimatum on President Donald Ramotar for him to call LGE although APNU has agreed to support the Alliance For Change’s (AFC)-sponsored No Confidence Motion that could come up for debate after the House ends its parliamentary recess on October 10,2014. 

Bulkan hesitated and continued to dodge direct questions about whether APNU preferred LGE or general elections. 

The current issue and focus is the no-confidence motion which should take place immediately when parliamentary secession begins around the 10th of October, 2014.

The PPP is already begun to stall the no confident.  They have a constitutional obligation to host LGE and they will become international pariahs if they don't.

The Speaker of the assembly has indicated that the no-confidence motion is accepted and should be debated for approval at the next session in October.

 

In which way(s) the PPP/C is stalling the election process?

FM
Originally Posted by Nehru:

A Minority Govt is healthy for Guyana.  However, with that you need a responsible and Non violent Opposition who will be willing to work in the INTEREST of the Guyanese People.

 

Nehru Bhai

 

Wake up. Did you see the effects of a minority government and what the rotten and dirty PNC/AFC did to the Guyanese economy ?

 

Time for a 52 percent majority.

FM
Originally Posted by yuji22:
Originally Posted by Nehru:

A Minority Govt is healthy for Guyana.  However, with that you need a responsible and Non violent Opposition who will be willing to work in the INTEREST of the Guyanese People.

 

Nehru Bhai

 

Wake up. Did you see the effects of a minority government and what the rotten and dirty PNC/AFC did to the Guyanese economy ?

 

Time for a 52 percent majority.

YUji Bhai, A Majority Govt is always better to have Development but with a Responsible, caring and effective Opposition, a Minority Govt can work as well as a Majority. UNFORTUNATELY, Guyana does NOT have such an Opposition.

Nehru
Originally Posted by Nehru:
Originally Posted by yuji22:
Originally Posted by Nehru:

A Minority Govt is healthy for Guyana.  However, with that you need a responsible and Non violent Opposition who will be willing to work in the INTEREST of the Guyanese People.

 

Nehru Bhai

 

Wake up. Did you see the effects of a minority government and what the rotten and dirty PNC/AFC did to the Guyanese economy ?

 

Time for a 52 percent majority.

YUji Bhai, A Majority Govt is always better to have Development but with a Responsible, caring and effective Opposition, a Minority Govt can work as well as a Majority. UNFORTUNATELY, Guyana does NOT have such an Opposition.

Yuji Bhai,

Don't sweat about a minority government. This one will be history. Guyana will never have a minority again. PPP over 50% all the time. You will see mass defections from the opposition parties after the next election. Their new mantra will be: "You can't beat; join 'em". Sit back, relax and laugh and let the APNU and AFC backers sweat it out.

FM
Originally Posted by Demerara_Guy:
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In which way(s) the PPP/C is stalling the election process?

The opposition parties and the gov'ts of the USA, Canada, and the UK have also stated that LGE is more than a decade past due.

 

The PPP response was to claim that if they controlled parliament they would have already had LGE, but as they don't control parliament they won't.  And you claim they aren't holding it elections.

 

Its simple.  Set the date for LGE by Sept 15th.

FM
Originally Posted by Conscience:

APNU has seen the writing on the wall, the P.P.P would easily regain the majority, the no-confidence vote would be a blessing in disguise for the P.P.P

The PPP is scared about LGE or they will set the date for it by Sept 15.  There was a national election in 2011.  The last LGE was in 1994. We all know which is a higher priority.

FM

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