“Thank you Belize! You have renewed our mandate… the work
continues.” In a press conference, Prime Minister Dean Barrow addressed the
nation after a 17-seat UDP victory countrywide. PM Barrow says that those UDP
candidates that did not win will play “an integral part” of the running of the
country’s affairs.
“It was a furiously fought campaign and there was an outpouring
of support throughout the country. With the heat of the battle behind us, we
hope that healing of the nation can begin. The United Democratic Party
government must be a government for all Belizeans,” explained PM
Barrow. “Our stand for Belizeans nationalism will continue undiminished
and undaunted and our pro-poor program will be expanded. We want to extend our
hand to the opposition to the civil society and to the NGOs. We want to be
accommodating. Work with us, we
say to the entire society, but don’t test us because we
will not back-out… or else it will be ‘tit for tat our butter for fish’.”
Prime Minister Dean Barrow explained that a swearing-in of the
new government will happen on Friday March 9th. On Tuesday, the appointment of
a cabinet will be announced (by law 2/3 of 17, which is 11 elected
parliamentarians can be cabinet minister). Four ministers will come from UDP
appointed Senators. There will be 15 Cabinet Ministers.
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