Fonseca Clarifies Cabinet’s Role Ahead of Elections

As the Constitution states, the country remains under the leadership of the Prime Minister, along with his ministers and ministers of state—including Francis Fonseca.

 

Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education

“ The National Assembly has been dissolved. The Constitution provides that the executive  remains in place until the elections are complete.  So until the votes are counted. And the new representatives are declared and the executive of the country, which is the cabinet, constitutionally carries out their powers and authority until that time. There should be no confusion. As I said earlier about what happens once an election is called. Once the National Assembly is dissolved, Parliament is dissolved. So you don’t have representatives. You don’t have any representatives in Parliament. But the Constitution of the country, which is the supreme law of the country,  provides that the executive of the country, which is the cabinet continues to manage the affairs of the country, continues to govern the country, has full powers and authority to conduct the work  of the country during that period, as I said, until a new government is formed on election day or after election day.”