The first sitting of the 12th Parliament has been officially scheduled for Tuesday, September 1 at 10:00 am.
President Irfaan Ali in fulfilment of the powers conferred upon him by Article 69 (1) of the Constitution of Guyana, has issued Proclamation Number 1 of 2020 declaring the date for the sitting of the 12th Parliament.
Article 69(1) provides that each session of Parliament shall be held at such place within Guyana and shall begin at such time…as the President shall appoint by proclamation. Normally the first sitting of a new parliament is according to law four months from its dissolution but the results of the 2020 elections were not declared until five months after the polls.