President David Granger is to shortly name a date for general elections using the framework supplied by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) which had indicated that it would be ready by November this year.
This information was supplied to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo by Minister of State Joseph Harmon in a letter dated March 20th.
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Guyana Constitution is paramount to this letter on an election date.
Succinct issues ....
1. Government defeated by a no-confidence vote in December 2018.
2. Elections must be held before March 21, 2019.
3. Extension to March 21, 2019 date must be obtained by a minimum of two-thirds of ALL members of parliament.
This letter is simply a means of communication with absolutely no bearing to Guyana Constitution, Section 106, subsections (6) and (7) ....
(6) The Cabinet including the President shall resign if the Government is defeated by the vote of a majority of all the elected members of the National Assembly on a vote of confidence.
(7) Notwithstanding its defeat, the Government shall remain in office and shall hold an election within three months, or such longer period as the National Assembly shall by resolution supported by not less than two-thirds of the votes of all the elected members of the National Assembly determine, and shall resign after the President takes the oath of office following the election.”
Something big and negative is about to descend on Guyana!
From tomorrow Guyana is like Somalia!
Baseman posted:Something big and negative is about to descend on Guyana!
From tomorrow Guyana is like Somalia!
Granger supposed to call an election date within the 90 days if not parliament with 2/3 majority can extend the election date. This illegal government is playing dOllie house with lil pickney.
The PPP must call a nation wide protect on Friday, don't wait.
The Venos are watching the snub from Trump!
THIS DONKEY GRANGER BRAYING TONS OF CRAP!!!
I HOPE BHARAT DOES NOT GIVE AN INCH. LET THE COUNTRY DEFAULT. SACRIFICE IS NECESSARY!!
Demerara_Guy posted:Guyana Constitution is paramount to this letter on an election date.
Succinct issues ....
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The PPP wasn't ready and even now aren't ready for elections, so cease your prattling nonsense. Even as of yesterday they hadn't finalized who the PM candidate was going to be. The Carter Center is on board with a revised voter list.
Now Jagdeo can cease to be leader of the opposition if he wishes by claiming that the gov't is illegal. The coalition will enjoy that as they will then be the only entity involved. And they will be conversing with the Carter Center and other related parties with no Jagdeo input.
kp posted:The PPP must call a nation wide protect on Friday, don't wait.
This is hysterical. The PPP hasn't even finalized who the PM candidate is and they want protests tomorrow.
They should read the writing on the wall. The ABC nations and the Carter center suggest an election when GECOM is ready. NO ONE is focusing on the 90 day rant, and that also includes the PPP or else they would have announced their PM candidate when they did Irfaan.
All Jagdeo is doing is running around trying to create chaos thinking that this will galvanize his base. Maybe it will and maybe it will not, but what the last 8 years has shown is that their base is no longer enough to guarantee a PPP victory. And also they will see another shortened gov't unless they win at least 35 seats.
If the last two gov'ts has shown is that they cannot guarantee completing their term unless they have a NCV proof mandate.
Baseman posted:Something big and negative is about to descend on Guyana!
From tomorrow Guyana is like Somalia!
Unless Jagdeo plans violence tomorrow will be just like every other day. The Coalition is working with GECOM and no one aside from Jagdeo is forcing that 90 day vote.
caribny posted:kp posted:The PPP must call a nation wide protect on Friday, don't wait.
This is hysterical. The PPP hasn't even finalized who the PM candidate is and they want protests tomorrow.
They should read the writing on the wall. The ABC nations and the Carter center suggest an election when GECOM is ready. NO ONE is focusing on the 90 day rant, and that also includes the PPP or else they would have announced their PM candidate when they did Irfaan.
All Jagdeo is doing is running around trying to create chaos thinking that this will galvanize his base. Maybe it will and maybe it will not, but what the last 8 years has shown is that their base is no longer enough to guarantee a PPP victory. And also they will see another shortened gov't unless they win at least 35 seats.
If the last two gov'ts has shown is that they cannot guarantee completing their term unless they have a NCV proof mandate.
Is that the New PNC talking point, that the PPP must name their PM candidate first before an election date is set. Even you can do better?
caribny posted:Baseman posted:Something big and negative is about to descend on Guyana!
From tomorrow Guyana is like Somalia!
Unless Jagdeo plans violence tomorrow will be just like every other day. The Coalition is working with GECOM and no one aside from Jagdeo is forcing that 90 day vote.
PNC has a sinister plan afoot however, it might backfire and blow up in their faces.
kp posted:Is that the New PNC talking point, that the PPP must name their PM candidate first before an election date is set. Even you can do better?
The election was supposed to have been today, based on all of the hysterical screams. So which PPP/C PM candidate would people have been voting for?
Stop being a Jagdeo ass kisser and understand that all he wants is trouble. The man is now behaving quite deranged and is looking quite ridiculous at this point. He has lost what ever leverage that he had after the NCV and his damaged his image with his screams that PPP supporters must engage in violence if Coalition campaigners appear in their strongholds.
You know full well if Granger told PNC supporters to chase out PPP campaigners from their strongholds you would have been screaming "PNC violence".
Baseman posted:PNC has a sinister plan afoot however, it might backfire and blow up in their faces.
The PNC has slowly cobbled up arrangements with the ABC nations and the Carter Center. They have received endorsement from the latter for the House to House.
And here is Jagdeo screaming "If dem PNC blackman come into we village chase dem out!" You ought to be embarrassed at how he has lost an opportunity to guarantee victory. Irfaan is now a laughing stock. Where is he by the way? Apparently he is afraid to show his face outside of PNC fanatic sessions as he fears that people will see how limited he is.
caribny posted:Baseman posted:PNC has a sinister plan afoot however, it might backfire and blow up in their faces.
The PNC has slowly cobbled up arrangements with the ABC nations and the Carter Center. They have received endorsement from the latter for the House to House.
And here is Jagdeo screaming "If dem PNC blackman come into we village chase dem out!" You ought to be embarrassed at how he has lost an opportunity to guarantee victory. Irfaan is now a laughing stock. Where is he by the way? Apparently he is afraid to show his face outside of PNC fanatic sessions as he fears that people will see how limited he is.
Why did Trump snub Granger?
Baseman posted:Why did Trump snub Granger?
Given that most people in Guyana hate Trump his snubbing Granger strengthens Granger's position. Don't for one minute think that Trump cares one fig about the current political fiasco in Guyana.
Guyana is a State Dept. issue and one can get what the thinking is from what the ambassador says. Has she insisted that elections be IMMEDIATELY held? No her insistence is a focus on credible elections.
Also consider that the oligarchs who want to displace Maduro are even worse for Guyana than Maduro is. To the extent that Trump is aware of Guyana it is within that context. If you think that a communist like Jagdeo who has consorted with Maduro and Iran, and also with Gaddafy is likely to be favorably viewed by Trump......YOU MAD!!!
Desperation in the coalition camp. Carib's statements reflect this desperation. Read between the lines! The Carter Center did not ignore the call of the opposition. They came because the PNC is an untrustworthy party. Their track record says it all.
Billy Ram Balgobin posted:Desperation in the coalition camp. Carib's statements reflect this desperation. Read between the lines! The Carter Center did not ignore the call of the opposition. They came because the PNC is an untrustworthy party. Their track record says it all.
How. It looks as if the Carter Center back the GECOM's view that a cleaned up list be used for the next election.
Given this how will it look if Jagdeo runs around scream "de government illegal, chase dem black man out of we village!"
GECOM and the Carter Center will set the date and Jagdeo will have to use his portion of the MP votes to endorse it.
The gov't. is damn illegal after today. The Carter center is here to mediate and ensure free elections after the gov't. violated the constitution by refusing to call elections within the 90 day time frame. The gov't's puppet , Patterson, wants election till at least November. The Carter Center says it can be held by August. There are other serious issues with this election that the opposition and the Carter Center are addressing. Other civic organizations are also involved in this process. Don't go screaming to the world that it's all between the gov't. and the Carter Center. Bull!
Billy Ram Balgobin posted:The gov't. is damn illegal after today.
And so is Jagdeo. If there is no government then there is no leader of the opposition. Good riddance to Jagdeo!
And it is between the Carter Center and GECOM because Jagdeo is screaming that the gov't is illegal. The Carter Center isn't and neither are any of the ABC nations or the other international entities. Compare how Maduro and Granger are viewed if you doubt.
If pnc and the slopsters get away with this delay and subsequent rigging with the acquiesce of the ABC's then democracy means nothing nor does the constitution. Ramoutar must be kicking himself for so easily calling elections in 2015. If he knew what he knows now, he could have dragged out his presidency for another year by delaying and calling for house to house registration at the last moment. Well played slopsters.
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