Electoral coup d’état
…PPP/C calls for sanctions against Lewis, others
Controversy continues to brew from the PNC-aligned radio programme on which caretaker President David Granger has appeared several times since Clairmont Mingo attempted to rig the elections on his behalf.
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This time, its host, Mark Benschop and labour leader Lincoln Lewis, who was at the centre of it with the host, were incredibly insisting that Granger was “above the Constitution”, since he was an Executive President.
Lewis in response took the position that caretaker President Granger can “take action” against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) if the Commission continues to insist on declaring the results of the recount.
In an invited comment on the recent statement by Lewis, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) stated that any attempt to flout the Constitution by Granger will have serious consequences.
The PPP/C added that Granger has no power to take action against GECOM, which is a constitutional body, while noting that it is obligated to declare the elections based on the recount figures.
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