Curacao Parliamentary Meetings Suspended Indefinitely

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Published on Monday, 27 August 2012 10:04

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(Caribbean News Now): WILLEMSTAD, Curacao -- President of the Curacao Parliament, Ivar Asjes, has suspended parliamentary meetings indefinitely, ignoring requests by the opposition political parties and independent members for an election of a new president.

Asjes wants no meetings called before the 19 October election day. With 11 members of parliament in favour of the election of a new chairman and vice chairman and a vote of no confidence against the government, Asjes opted to suspend all meetings. 

According to the president, he decides when and whether there are meetings. Asjes gave a speech for more than half an hour about his powers and then closed the meeting. No member of parliament was permitted to speak.

According to PNP leader Humphrey Davelaar, Asjes is trampling on the democracy of Curacao. 

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