“Monchi” Supporters Not Pleased with Appointment

Prime Minister Briceño acknowledged that P.U.P. voters in Orange Walk North are feeling disappointed because Ramon “Monchi” Cervantes didn’t land a substantive ministerial role. Instead, he was appointed as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education. Here’s how P.M. Briceño addressed the concerns of those supporters.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“I could understand the disappointment but you need to remember you are not elected to be a minister, you are elected to be a representative. Monchi has been an excellent representative and the results demonstrate that. I think he won by an even bigger margin this time round, but as compensation I put him in a senior ministry, which is the ministry of education, to go along with Oscar Requena, a very good person, an easy person to work with. I believe that between the two of them there is a lot of work to do in the ministry of education, so this is as best as I could have possible to try to find that balance.”