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| Dominica PM Roosevelt Skerrit |
The court will have to decide if Skerrit and his education minister illegally contested the December 2009 elections.
Both men are alleged to have held French passports in addition to holding citizenship in Dominica at the time of the election. Dominica election laws forbid anyone with allegiance to any other country from standing for election.
The court petitions were filed by the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) within the 21 day period after the elections, as allowed for under the Constitution.
The petitions were filed in January 2010 and first heard by the court on March 16, 2010. At that time it was postponed for June 17 and further delayed until May 2011. In May it was rescheduled for September 5, 2011.
The UWP claims that Skerrit became a French citizen in 2007 even while he was Prime Minister. Skerrit maintains that he was received French citizenship as a child, which means he did not violate the election laws.
If the court upholds the petitions both men would have to give up their seats and Skerrit would have to resign as PM.
The UWP claims that Skerrit became a French citizen in 2007 even while he was Prime Minister. Skerrit maintains that he was received French citizenship as a child, which means he did not violate the election laws.
If the court upholds the petitions both men would have to give up their seats and Skerrit would have to resign as PM.
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