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Minister Hulse Says It Was the Prime Minister’s Decision to Stay Longer

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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics

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U.D.P. Leader Dean Barrow will remain as Prime Minister until the year 2020, which is when the next general elections will be held. PM Barrow had initially announced that he would demit office prior to the elections to allow his successor enough time to rally the party together under a new leadership. This gave aspiring leaders John Saldivar and Patrick Faber reason to launch an intensive internal campaign for the leadership of the U.D.P.  From his announced timeline, it was anticipated that Barrow would have resigned in 2019, before completing his third term, but recently we’ve reported on rumblings within the ruling party that the Prime Minister was being to ask to stay as long as his health permits. The request was reportedly made by Cabinet on Tuesday. These reports were supported by an official government release which stated (quote) “the Prime Minister has, on the urging of his Cabinet, agreed to stay on.” (Unquote) The release also points out that the decision is supported by all ministers, including Senator Godwin Hulse. But there is a twist to this political narrative. According to Minister Hulse, it was the Prime Minister who made the decision to remain until 2020.

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