Jagdeo requests immediate resignation of Cabinet, elections date

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo and President David Granger

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday requested the immediate resignation of the Cabinet, including President David Granger, in keeping with the constitutional provisions triggered by the passage of the no-confidence motion against government.

In a letter to Granger, dated yesterday and released to the media, Jagdeo also requested that he issue a proclamation dissolving Parliament and the setting of a date for the next general elections, albeit not beyond September 18th, 2019.

President Granger departed for Cuba yesterday for a scheduled medical evaluation.