On 9 April, 2010, Prime Minister Patrick Manning surprised many citizens of Trinidad and Tobago by requesting the dissolution of Parliament and triggering a snap general election, barely halfway through his government's current term in office.
El 9 de abril de 2010 el Primer Ministro Patrick Manning sorprendió a muchos ciudadanos de Trinidad y Tobago, solicitando la disolución del Parlamento y pidiendo elecciones generales, apenas a la mitad del mandato de su gobierno.