Some current Members of Parliament (MPs) from both government and opposition hold citizenship in Guyana and other countries—a continuing breach of the Constitution that is acknowledged but has still not been corrected.
Article 155 of the Constitution states, “no person shall be qualified for election as a member of the National Assembly who – (a) is, by virtue of his own act, under any acknowledgement of allegiances, obedience or adherence to a foreign power or state.”
Further, Article 156 (1) of the Constitution states that a person shall vacate his seat in the National Assembly if he ceases to