Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called Stuart Young's appointment as Prime Minister on March 17 a reckless abuse of the constitution.

In a release shortly after the ceremony, which she did not attend despite being invited, Persad-Bissessar said it was nothing short of a blatant disregard for the constitution as she accused the PNM of desperately scrambling to hold onto power through deception and manipulation.

"The appointment of Stuart Young as Prime Minister, without the mandate of the people through a general election, is an unlawful act of desperation. It is a clear attempt to manufacture the illusion of change in the hope that citizens will forget the last ten years of pain, suffering, abuse, and nothingness under this failed administration."