{"id":338852,"date":"2025-03-22T11:14:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T15:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=338852"},"modified":"2025-03-22T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T15:14:27","slug":"nations-fight-for-electoral-reform-not-against-it-pm-skerrit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/nations-fight-for-electoral-reform-not-against-it-pm-skerrit\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Nations fight for electoral reform, not against it&#8217;: PM Skerrit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_338853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338853\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-338853 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Prime-Minister-Roosevelt-Skerrit-File-Photo-642x454.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-338853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNations fight for electoral reform, not against it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those were the words of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit in his response following protest actions organized by opposition groups in Roseau on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The protest aimed to express dissatisfaction with three electoral reform bills that the government presented to Parliament on the said day\u00a0for their second and third readings. According to the ERC, the bills did not reflect the type of electoral reform \u201cthat the people of Dominica have asked for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople do not usually take to the streets in anger when transparency and fairness are being enhanced,\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skerrit continued, \u201cSo why did this happen? Because this was always the opposition\u2019s plan. They do not want reform, they want chaos, believing it would serve their political ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister stressed that this protest is not new, they have done it before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c2017 stands as a clear example,\u201d he said. \u201cThe opposition knows better but instead of leading with honesty, they chose to mislead, agitate, and create fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt deliberately caused panic over something they themselves once called for,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skerrit asserted that it was never about the Bills, it was about creating a spectacle, an illusion of unrest to manufacture doubt in the minds of the people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut the people of Dominica deserve better than this political game-playing,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Skerrit, a critical point often overlooked is that the United Workers Party chose not to contest the last general elections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey deliberately removed themselves from the democracy process and are now trying to impose their will on the country from the outside,&#8221; he posited.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister noted that the their absence from parliament was their own doing, \u201cand yet they seek to dictate national affairs without any constitutional mandate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Skerrit revealed that the opposition leaders in parliament fully participated in the process and exercised their role in debating and voting under the legislation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe individuals creating unrest are not the parliamentary opposition, but a group of activists who hold no constitutional authority in this matter,\u201d he said. \u201cIn fact, the members of the opposition represented in the House supported the Registration of Electors Bill when it came to a vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said the world must understand that this is not an issue of legitimate parliamentary descent, \u201crather to create disorder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skerrit went on to state that the regional and international communities must be made aware that this is not a case of a government pushing through reforms against resistance in parliament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He explained that the reforms were debated, voted on, and passed through due legislative process with the participation and approval of all opposition members including the Deputy Political Leader of the United Workers Party who is a senator in the House of Assembly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe actions of the protestors do not represent the true democratic process, but rather, an attempt to undermine it,\u201d Skerrit remarked. \u201cWhile the video online may seem shocking, it represents a very small group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said the vast majority of Dominicans understand why these reforms are necessary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe do not blame those who were misled, when fear is sown it is natural for some to react,\u201d Skerrit noted. \u201cBut our duty now is to lead with truth, to show what these reforms really mean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe cannot change the images and videos from [Wednesday]. They will remain on the internet forever, but what happens next it\u2019s in our hands,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skerrit indicated that his government will continue to walk with the people hand-in-hand, ensuring that electoral reform is fully understood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cElectoral reform is not something to fear, it is about fairness, transparency, and a stronger democracy,\u201d he noted. \u201cLike all legislation, if amendments are needed in the future they will be made\u2026but we must move forward with calm, with understanding and with facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said over the coming weeks and months his government will break down these reforms, answer questions, and ensure that no doubt remains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe best way to combat lies is with truth,\u201d Skerrit advised. \u201cI ask every Dominican, do not meet negative energy with negative energy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cNations fight for electoral reform, not against it.\u201d Those were the words of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit in his response following protest actions organized by opposition groups in Roseau on Wednesday. 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