In what is a new dimension to Guyana’s political landscape, the recent elections results have created a unique situation where both the President and the combined opposition can trigger another election before the five-year constitutional deadline.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall, in a brief telephone interview with Stabroek News, said that the power to call an election resides predominantly with the executive arm of government. He indicated that the President is free to call an election at any time during his/her term in office. If such a decision is made by the President, Nandlall said, the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) will have to be told to ready itself for the holding of polls.
However, Nandlall said that the government could be forced to hold new elections if it is defeated by a no-confidence motion passed in the National Assembly. In such a scenario, he
