Political analyst Dr Indira Rampersad says Friday’s granting of leave by the High Court to the United National Congress (UNC) to challenge the results in six seats which it contested in the general election will set “a historical precedent in this country and the Caribbean.”
“I am not sure what will be the outcome of this case. It has to go through the court’s process,” Rampersad said yesterday. However, political analyst Maukesh Basdeo said, “It is really the interpretation of the law itself, whether the EBC had the powers to extend the voting time. The real determination is in the interpretation of the law. The EBC is making the claim that it had the right to do so.”