Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday maintained that the PPP/C would not agree to extend the period for general elections under clause 106(7) of the constitution.
President David Granger on Wednesday evening announced that the earliest date for the holding of elections is March 2nd, 2020, and that government would have to seek an extension to facilitate it in the National Assembly. However, by yesterday morning Granger had modified his position and said March 2nd was a fixed date for the elections with or without the support of the opposition for an extension.
The support of the opposition would be required in order for an extension of the three-month period to be granted, as it requires the votes of at least two-thirds of the elected members of the National Assembly, but the PPP/C had previously said it was out of the question.
