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THE 13 PNM MPs elected in the April 28 general election will meet on April 30 to choose a leader of the opposition.

The meeting will start at 4.30 pm at Balisier House, Tranquillity Street, Port of Spain. Election night saw a near wipe-out of the PNM, whose tally of seats fell from 22 to 13.

Within the space of mere days, nine PNM MPs will move from being Cabinet ministers to becoming opposition MPs – while four newly-elected PNM MPs will also take their seats on the opposition benches of the House of Representatives. Nine of their colleagues lost their seats including the high-profile former minister of local government Faris Al-Rawi (former San Fernando West MP) and former health minister Terrence Deyalsingh (former St Joseph MP). New presiding officers will also be chosen by a UNC-dominated Parliament.