Trinidad and Tobago presidential election, 2008
- Trinidad and Tobago presidential election, 2008
Infobox President
name = George Maxwell Richards
honorific-suffix =
TC CMT PhD
imagesize = 137px
order = President of Trinidad and Tobago
primeminister = Patrick Manning
term_start = 17 March 2003
predecessor = Arthur Robinson
birth_date = 1931
birth_place = San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
spouse = Jean Ramjohn-Richards
party =
alma_mater = Queen's Royal College
profession = Chemical Engineer
religion = Anglican
Indirect presidential elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 11 February 2008. [ [http://www.mherrera.org/elections.htm Electoral Calendar- world elections,US elections,presidential election,world parties ] ]
The incumbent George Maxwell Richards was expected to be reelected after being approved as the only nominee by 15 MPs on 4 February 2008. [ [http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-5825--17-17--.html Caribbean Net News: Trinidad president to get second five-year term in office ] ]
The election was held through an electoral college consisting of a joint sitting of the two houses of parliament consisting of 73 representatives, [ [http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161276210 Trinidad News, Trinidad Newspaper, Trinidad Sports, Trinidad politics, Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago News, Trinidad classifieds, Trinidad TV, Sports, Business ] ] and Richards was reelected as expected. [ [http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080212/carib/carib2.html Jamaica Gleaner News - Richards re-elected Trinidad president - Tuesday | February 12, 2008 ] ]
The Opposition party nominated no candidate, in part as a protest to a foregone conclusion of the result and a boycott of the process.
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