Guyana President Donald Rabindranauth Ramotar poses for a picture in Georgetown November 15, 2014. REUTERS/Girish Gupta
GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - Guyana's president on Tuesday called a national parliamentary election for May 11 after his suspension of the legislature last year outraged opposition parties in the former British colony.
"In light of the opposition's sustained refusal to engage my government in the dialogue we anticipated ... I now move towards general elections," said Donald Ramotar, who hopes to be re-named president if his party wins.
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