Within three months of taking office, an APNU+AFC government will appoint a Commission to amend the Constitution with the full participation of the people, which among other things, will reduce the powers of the president, the coalition’s manifesto says.
“APNU+AFC recognizes that the Constitution, in its current form, does not serve the best interest of Guyana or its people. Within three months of taking up office, APNU+AFC will appoint a Commission to amend the Constitution with the full participation of the people. The new Constitution will put the necessary checks and balances in place to consolidate our ethos of liberal democracy. Freedom of speech, reduction of the power of the President and the Bill of Rights will be enshrined in the document,” the document released yesterday stated.
According to the grouping, the PPP has “raped” the Constitution by its abuse of presidential powers and ignoring of
