Last week, we discussed the reason the President cited for proroguing Parliament as his belief that the Parliamentary Opposition wanted to disrupt Government’s business by forcing a debate on their no confidence motion. This was despite the fact that, in response to a letter from the Leader of the Alliance For Change, the President had stated that he welcomed the opportunity for the Administration to explain its actions to the people of Guyana. He also indicated that he was prepared to face the consequences of a vote of no confidence.
The President expressed the hope that his decision would allow for possible accommodations by both sides of the House to replace an atmosphere of confrontation that might have been precipitated by a debate of the motion. We felt that it would be difficult for this hope to translate into reality since all efforts over the last three years to accommodate the Opposition’s views on
