Ramotar to be sworn in tomorrow

 

President-elect Donald Ramotar is to be sworn in tomorrow at State House.

PPP/C spokesman Robert Persaud told Stabroek News that the ceremony would be held at 1pm.

Ramotar, who was declared the winner of the presidency on Thursday, would lead a minority government after the PPP/C failed to secure a majority of the 65 seats in the National Assembly for the first time since 1992.

Opposition coalition APNU and the AFC secured 26 and seven seats, respectively and will control the house, which would forcethe Ramotar administration to seek their support for major spending and to pass laws and it could face a motion of no-confidence that could result in new elections at any time before the end of its five-year term.