President Donald Ramotar yesterday issued his clearest warning yet to the opposition that their one-seat majority will not result in the passage of bills unless the executive – government – has had input in them.
The hung Parliament has left both sides at a quintessential standoff. The government cannot pass bills unless it secures an opposition vote and while the opposition can present and pass legislation with its wafer-thin majority it won’t become law unless signed by the President.
Ramotar made his statement in what was dubbed by the Government Information Agency (GINA) as a “special interview” with the National Communications Network. A release from GINA said that the President’s warning came in response to the
