18 November 2014
David Granger, leader of Guyana's opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) coalition, speaks during a rally in Georgetown November 14, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Girish Gupta
<p><span class="focusParagraph"> </span></p><p>Guyana President Donald Ramotar's decision to suspend parliament to avoid a no-confidence motion against him has plunged the small former British colony into political crisis, as foes decry the president as a dictator.<span style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;"> </span></p><p>Opposition parties, which have a small legislative majority, last week demanded a no-confidence vote to protest spending of some $22.5 million without parliamentary approval on items ranging from school stipends to an airport expansion project.<span style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;"> </span></p>
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