Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, today held discussions with several members of the Diplomatic community in Guyana.
The meeting was convened on the invitation of Jagdeo himself and he told the Diplomats that the country is fast approaching a Constitutional Crisis, as he pushes for elections to be held before the end of March.
After the meeting, India’s High Commissioner to Guyana, V. Mahalingam, told reporters that he now has an understanding of the position of the Opposition Leader following the no-confidence vote. He said much of what he knows about the issue would have been based on media reports, so he is now informed of the Opposition’s position.
Mexico’s Ambassador to Guyana, Ivan Robero Sierra Medel, said the meeting went well and was very cordial. Some of the other Ambassadors who attended the meeting, including the IDB and United Nations representatives offered no comment as they hurried out of the meeting.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, explained to reporters that he wanted to keep the Diplomatic community informed on the situation.
He said the government continues to behave as if “nothing as happened and as if we are in a normal situation when we are heading to a Constitutional crisis”.
The no-confidence motion was passed in the National Assembly on December 21. The Government has since challenged the validity of the motion and its passage on several grounds.
According to the Constitution of Guyana, elections shall be called within three months of the passage of a no-confidence motion or at a time agreed to by two-thirds of the National Assembly.
“I pointed out clearly about that rapid pathway to a Constitutional crisis and what will take place once the country gets into a Constitutional crisis, how we will act and we made it clear what the approach will be on our side”, Mr. Jagdeo said.
It is likely that the President and the Opposition Leader will meet again on the issue following last Friday’s meeting between their representatives and the Guyana Elections Commission about the Commission’s readiness for early elections.
That meeting ended with GECOM not being able to provide a timeline for early elections.
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