The ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has signalled that the government could call general elections before it is faced with a possible vote on a no-confidence motion when the National Assembly reconvenes in October.
“There are two options. One option for the government and the ruling party to determine a date for elections; the other is for the opposition by way of a no-confidence motion to bring down the government,” PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee told a news conference at Freedom House yesterday.
He said that since the latter has already been established, general elections could not be ruled out. Rohee did not answer definitively if the PPP would be calling general elections on its own but instead said that “we have that card in our hand that we can put on the table at any given point.”
Rohee stated that prior to a date being set, a “host of political factors” would need to be considered. He added that the party would need,
