Opposition leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar said they are concerned the Government will use Christine Kangaloo’s presidency as a “rubber stamp in their continued assault on our Constitution.”
Speaking to media after the electoral college convened and voted in favor of Kangaloo for president, Persad-Bissessar pledged that her party will stand as a watchdog over Kangaloo’s actions when she takes up office.
“The Opposition will be keeping a close eye on the office holder and her performance in that office. We will meticulously scrutinise every official function that that President will perform on behalf of the people of our country,” she said.
Persad-Bissessar said there was need for constitutional reform and to tailor the role of the President in the country. Pre-emptively responding to questions about why she didn’t do that when she held the majority in parliament between 2010 and 2015, she said she began the process but there was not enough time in their tenure to complete it.
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