“Caretaker Government” Role for Briceño Administration Until Elections

Tuesday, Prime Minister John Briceño advised the Governor General to dissolve parliament and to issue a writ of election. So, what becomes of the powers held by the executive branch? According to section eighty-four of the constitution, the country continues to be governed by the Prime Minister and other ministers until the appointment of a new prime minister after the general elections. Attorney General, Anthony Sylvestre refers to the role of a caretaker government.

 

Anthony Sylvestre, Attorney General

“I don’t recall the specific constitutional section, but it does make provisions that the ministers and ministers of state continue to act. You need to have a government that ensures that national security issues, and other issues, that those are being addressed. In the interim we are a caretaker government at the time.”