Kamla On Stuart Young As New Prime Minister: ‘Blatant Disregard For The Constitution’
The United National Congress (UNC) is condemning “in the strongest possible terms” what it calls the “latest assault on our democracy by the People’s National Movement (PNM).”
In a Media Release today (Monday 17th March, 2025) following the swearing-in ceremony of the eight Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Stuart Young, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, said, “Today we have witnessed nothing short of a blatant disregard for the Constitution as the PNM desperately scrambles to hold onto power through deception and manipulation. The appointment of Stuart Young as Prime Minister, without the mandate of the people through a General Election, is an unlawful act of desperation. It is a clear attempt to manufacture the illusion of change in the hope that citizens will forget the last ten (10) years of pain, suffering, abuse, and nothingness under this failed administration.”
She continued, “But the people of Trinidad and Tobago are not fooled. The PNM is merely reshuffling the same deck of failures, hoping to convince the electorate to ‘give them a chance’ — a chance to continue their mismanagement and destruction of our nation. And Camille Robinson-Regis? This is not a new direction; this is a sinking ship scrambling for lifeboats. Does her appointment inspire confidence in anyone? The answer is a resounding no. This is not leadership — this is a bad deck of cards with no trump.”
The Opposition Leader said the UNC stands as the “only real safeguard against the PNM’s continued abuse of the Constitution and trampling of the rights of our citizens. Imagine this: the country remains in an emergency, with a General Election just days away. The PNM has stripped citizens of their rights, but there is one right they cannot take away — the right to vote. And the people of Trinidad and Tobago will use that right. They will vote out this oppressive regime and vote in a UNC Government — a Government that will restore their rights, rebuild their future, and move this country forward.”
The Media Release concluded by saying, “We in the UNC have remained steadfast in our role as the responsible Opposition and the Government-in-waiting. We have done our job standing up for the people, fighting every day to ensure that on election day, the people will win — because when the people win, Trinidad and Tobago wins. The time for deception is over. The time for victory is now.”
More on this as it becomes available.
[Source: UNC]
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