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12 Jan 2012 14:17 #70598
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Raphael Trotman
Attorney-at-Law and Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Raphael Trotman was Thursday elected as Speaker of the National Assembly, ending weeks of speculation and negotiation between his party and the opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).
This is the first time that an opposition member would be Speaker of the 65-seat National Assembly.
Debra Backer
Members of the incumbent Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) voted along party-lines for Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran but its 32-seat plurality was not enough to win the simple majority.
That was because APNU's 26 members voted along with the AFC's seven seats.
Backer was the lone nominee for the position of Deputy Speaker.
Immediately after, Trotman's first order of business was the administering of the oath of office of all Members of Parliament.
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12 Jan 2012 14:21 #70600
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hahahahaha....The Beginning of a Lame Duck Minority ! !
Jagdeo should be tarred , feathered and run outta town !
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BREAKING NEWS: Raphael Trotman elected House Speaker ; Backer is Deputy
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