Govt prepared to consider executive power sharing

Outgoing Canadian High Commissioner Dr Nicole Giles has urged the PPP/C to take up its seats in parliament and says the country must move swiftly towards electoral reforms and addressing matters such as the use of state resources during elections.

In an exclusive interview with Stabroek News, the High Commissioner also issued a strong call for the new government to hold the long overdue local government elections by the end of the year. Once this is done, she said, Canada would be looking at working with other donors to see what kind of support can be offered in this area.

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THE People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) says it will not contest the long-overdue Local Government Elections (LGE) if Dr. Steve Surujbally is still Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).During the weekly press briefing held at the party’s Freedom House headquarters, PPP/C General Secretary Clement Rohee made it quite clear that the party will not be contesting the Local Government Elections if the Chairman of GECOM remains unchanged. “Not with Mr. Surujbally. We’ve already called for Mr. Surujbally’s resignation. We want Mr. Surjubally’s resignation almost immediately.”
After the May 11 General and Regional Elections where A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition was victorious, the PPP/C has been complaining that Dr. Surujbally and GECOM had facilitated a flawed electoral process, which the party has deemed as ‘rigging’. However, the western missions and other elections observer groups have stood by GECOM’s vote count, declaring that the elections were free and fair.
Since the declaration of results the PPP/C has mounted several protests, calling for the Chairman’s resignation. The PPP/C had stated that it no longer has confidence in Dr. Surujbally, who has been Chairman of the elections body for approximately 10 years.
The PPP/C was unseated after 23 years in Government by the APNU+AFC coalition. Local Government Elections were last held in 1994 and during the PPP/C Administration the four key western missions in Guyana – US, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada – had often called for the holding of Local Government Elections, saying that there was no valid justification for further delay, which they said was responsible for a persistent drag on Guyana’s national developmen

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PRESIDENT David Granger has reiterated that the government remains committed to inclusionary democracy and is prepared to consider executive power sharing with the opposition People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C).

[color=rgb(51, 51, 51)]“We have at all times aimed at having inclusionary democracy and inclusionary government, so that the 49 per cent don’t feel locked out,” he said, pointing out that Prime Minister Nagamootoo was on spot when he told Berbicians last Saturday that the administration is open to a national unity government with the PPP. [/color]

The 100-day honeymoon accorded to the Granger/Nagamootoo government has come and gone. The sober reality facing the nation is that despite one of the nastiest budget debates, the nation must now be healed, and the races must unite and work together to develop the country. Now is the time for all citizens to live together in harmony. Recognizing that this is one of the most pressing challenges facing the country, the APNU+AFC government has struck a reconciliatory tone of inclusionary governance with the opposition.
The idea of a national unity government is a very good gesture. For the APNU+AFC to be willing to share power with the PPP is a departure from political traditions and a testimony to their thirst for unity.