President Irfaan Ali says he sees no need to initiate fresh engagement with Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed on the substantive appointments of Chancellor of the Judiciary and Chief Justice, maintaining that a proposal previously submitted to former Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton remains the government’s position.

Speaking to Demerara Waves on Wednesday, President Ali said the recommendation contained in a letter to the then Opposition Leader has not changed.

Asked whether the proposal had been communicated to Azruddin Mohamed, who became Opposition Leader following the 2025 General and Regional Elections, the President described the matter as “a grey area that we have to navigate carefully.”