In todays Trinidad Guardian All hands on deck The Opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) went into emergency response mode yesterday, calling all MPs, legal advisers and officers to a series of meetings today to formulate its position on the Government’s constitutional reform legislation, which will be debated in six days. PNM PRO Faris Al-Rawi confirmed the Opposition would hold a series of meetings from 10 am until tonight to prepare for Monday’s debate of the bills — one of which involves the run-off ballot system which the PNM itself had introduced for its own internal poll in May. “The debate is in six days, so it’s all hands on deck to examine the issues and prepare. We are not panicking. It’s all part of good organisation,” Al-Rawi added. At issue particularly is Government’s proposal for a run-off poll in elections, so that each member of the House of Representatives will only become an MP if he or she obtains more than 50 per cent of the votes cast in a constituency. The Prime Minister, who announced the measure on Monday, also announced proposals for a two-term limit for prime ministers and right of recall for non-performing MPs. These require a simple majority vote for passage, she said. Debate begins on Monday morning in Parliament. [ Click the link to read this article in full guardian.co.tt/news/2014-08-06/all-hands-deck ]
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 13:30:01 +0000
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