Speaker of Guyana's National Assembly Dr. Barton Scotland
Speaker of Guyana's National Assembly Dr. Barton Scotland has ruled that the controversy over the validity of the recently passed no-confidence motion should be settled by the court.
During Thursday's sitting, which was boycotted by members of the main opposition People's Progressive Party, Dr. Scotland decided not to consider the resolution of the no-confidence motion, instead saying that the Assembly will be guided by the court's ruling,
He said he had received advice from various jurisdictions on the issue.
The Government had been seeking a reversal of the resolution of the no-confidence motion.
The Government's position is that the motion was not properly passed since it believes a majority of 34 seats were needed, however, the opposition contends that 33 votes represented the majority.
Both sides have said they intend to move to the court.
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