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Will Saturday's PNM General Council meeting settle the burning questions lingering in the public domain?. One former PNM Government Minister believes there still would be some unresolved issues, following Saturday's meeting.
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00:00Speculation is mounting about the outcome of tomorrow's PNM General Council meeting,
00:06following reports of internal wrangling.
00:08Questions have arisen over the process used to select Stuart Young as interim Prime Minister,
00:14a decision expected to take effect once Dr Rowley resigns.
00:18Former PNM Minister Mariano Brown shared his perspective,
00:23emphasising the complexity of the situation.
00:26Even when that meeting is finished, there's still going to be some dust.
00:30There's going to be some hands that have to be, or hearts that have to be soothed.
00:35So this is not plain sailing at all.
00:37And anybody who thinks it is, is missing the boat.
00:41Brown further highlighted the importance of collective decision-making in leadership transitions.
00:46The bottom line is that there's more than one candidate for the political leadership.
00:50That's one.
00:51Two, it's not a gift that the Prime Minister or the current political leader can pass on.
00:58But as a bequest, it's not his personal property.
01:02Neither is the office of the Prime Minister. It's not his personal property.
01:07While the outcome may not please everyone,
01:10Mr Brown firmly believes in the power of the General Council.
01:14So you will find that that idea that the Prime Minister is going to impose
01:20will always have some pushback.
01:22They may reconcile things at the General Council.
01:24He may give an appropriate explanation.
01:26The General Council will say, OK, good, we'll agree to it.
01:30And they may not.
01:32And the General Council has the power.
01:34They even have the power to reject the political leader tomorrow.
01:38As the PNM General Council prepares for tomorrow's meeting,
01:42all eyes will be on the party's ability to navigate this critical moment
01:47in its leadership transition.
01:49Akshaya Gulston, TV6 News.
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