THE opposition, People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has briefed diplomats on the party’s expectations following the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on the validity of the no-confidence motion, which was passed by the National Assembly in December 2018.

The CCJ, on Tuesday, ruled that the no-confidence motion against the government was validly passed and that the appointment of the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was flawed.

The CCJ, having upheld the no-confidence vote against government and simultaneously quashing the appointment of Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson as GECOM chair, will make a number of consequential orders on Monday.

However, it has given the parties in the two cases an opportunity to meet and hammer out a consensus before the court gives those orders.

In light of the ruling, the leadership of the opposition met with representatives from the European Union, the British High Commission and the Canadian High Commission at Freedom House on Wednesday.

“Since yesterday, the general secretary has been updating not only the diplomatic community but civil society… this is in relation to our position and in relation to what he (Bharrat Jagdeo) would have outlined in his press conference yesterday,” said PPP/C Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali, in an invited comment.

On the topic of election, Ali said the party also discussed their preparedness and plan for the upcoming polls.

He said that PPP/C will continue its discussions throughout the week.
Despite GECOM stating that its earliest possible date for the holding elections is November, Jagdeo, hours after the Caribbean Court of Justice ruled that the no-confidence motion was validly passed, had made calls for elections to be held within two to three months.