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IN SAYING the UNC was ready to take back the government, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Prime Minister Stuart Young had no choice but to announce the date for the general election or face a lawsuit over his selection and appointment as prime minister.
Her comments came on March 18, moments after the Office of the Prime Minister issued a press release announcing April 28 as the date for the general election.
In a brief WhatsApp message to Newsday, Persad-Bissessar said, "Young hurriedly called the date to pre-empt the UNC's legal action that was coming regarding his illegitimate and illegal anointing as Prime Minister."
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