Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Stuart Younger has resigned from his put up as Chairman of the Folks’s Nationwide Motion (PNM), efficient instantly, simply two days after the get together suffered a devastating loss within the 2025 Basic Elections.
Younger’s resignation was introduced Wednesday by way of an official press launch, through which he mentioned the choice adopted a interval of “reflection yesterday.” His exit marks a shocking flip for the get together management, particularly because it comes mere hours after PNM Political Chief and former Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced he would also be stepping down, efficient Could 1.
Stuart Younger, who was appointed Prime Minister on March 17 following Rowley’s earlier resignation, thanked get together members for the possibility to serve in management since December 2022. “I’ve all the time served the get together with a way of pleasure,” he wrote, citing a accountability to the people who weighed closely in his choice. “After deep private reflection… I tender my resignation as Chairman of the PNM with instant impact.”
Regardless of stepping down as chairman, Stuart Younger confirmed he’ll proceed to function a Member of Parliament. “I stay dedicated to the founding rules of our get together,” he acknowledged, promising to carry the opposition accountable and characterize his constituents in Parliament.
Rowley, who led the PNM for greater than a decade and served as Prime Minister till March 2025, introduced his departure by way of Fb. His choice to resign from political management, he mentioned, was rooted in concern over the nation’s worsening crime state of affairs. He had first made public his intention to resign in January and formally handed over the reins to Younger in March.
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“I shall be tendering my resignation as Political Chief of the Folks’s Nationwide Motion… efficient Thursday, Could 1,” Rowley wrote. He expressed gratitude to supporters and colleagues for permitting him to serve in varied capacities over time.
The double resignation comes on the heels of a bruising electoral defeat for the PNM. Within the April 28 snap elections — known as by Younger simply at some point after taking workplace — the get together secured solely 13 of 41 parliamentary seats. The opposition United Nationwide Congress (UNC), led by Kamla Persad-Bissessar, swept to energy with 26 seats, ending the PNM’s decade-long rule.
With the mud settling after the polls and each high leaders stepping down, the PNM now faces a serious management vacuum and an pressing must rebuild because it transitions to the opposition benches. The political way forward for Trinidad and Tobago, in the meantime, enters a brand new chapter below a revived UNC authorities.
