T&T general elections coming
Published:Monday | March 29, 2010 | 1:14 PM
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning has indicated that general elections are to be held in the country shortly.
He gave the clearest indication yet at a rally over the weekend when he instructed his Peoples National Movement (PNM) to begin the nomination of candidates exercise for a general election with immediate effect.
The order comes halfway through Mr. Manning’s 5-year term in office.
During that time, the PNM has faced a barrage of allegations including corruption, wasteful expenditure, with Prime Minister Manning himself being accused of arrogance.
Meanwhile, in a prompt response at a rally of her own United National Congress, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar urged the prime minister to bring on the elections.