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Did you know... that in 2018, Guyanese politician Charrandas Persaud voted against his own government coalition in a no-confidence motion, causing the coalition to fall by one vote?

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The result was: promoted by Amkgp (talk) 13:41, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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~~... that in 2018, Guyanese politician Charrandas Persaud voted against his own party in a vote of no confidence, causing his party to lose by one vote?~~ Source: [1] "On Dec. 21, the MP set off a political firestorm when he made the unprecedented move of voting against his own government in a no-confidence motion tabled by the opposition, effectively triggering an early election." ... "But because the government — a coalition between A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) — won the 2015 election by just one seat, Persaud's vote in the no-confidence motion tabled by the opposing People's Progressive Party (PPP) passed by a margin of 33-32."

Reviewed: Tayway

Created by Joseph2302 (talk). Self-nominated at 14:49, 5 August 2020 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough, neutrally written, well referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. QPQ done. But the hook wording is confusing: he voted against his coalition, not his party, and the coalition fell as a result. I suggest this hook tweak:
ALT1: ... that in 2018, Guyanese politician Charrandas Persaud voted against his own government coalition in a no-confidence motion, causing the coalition to fall by one vote? Yoninah (talk) 20:10, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yoninah ALT1 is fine with me. Joseph2302 (talk) 22:07, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'm going to approve this because I just paraphrased your wording. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 22:12, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]