By Staff Writer
Fresh elections in Guyana must held in three months after APNU+AFC MP Charrandass Persaud voted for the opposition, (PPP/C) motion of no-confidence.
Persaud, an attorney, who represents the AFC wing of the coalition, voted yes when it was his turn tonight. A move that stunned the National Assembly the government benches. His vote brought proceedings to an immediate.
According to Starbroek News, Government MPs attempted to have him change his vote.
Persaud, a Berbician, proceeded to repeat at least four times that he was in favour of the motion when Speaker Dr Barton Scotland had the process restarted. The vote was then concluded and the no-confidence motion succeeded 33 to 32 meaning that the government had fallen.
The voting came at the end of nearly seven hours of gruelling debate on the PPP/C’s motion.
The collapse of the government comes at a particularly precarious time with President David Granger being unwell and the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission also unwell.
