P.M. Hopeful Redistricting Can Be Completed by End of 2025

Before the recent general election, PM Briceño promised to complete the redistricting exercise during this term. Today, he reaffirmed that commitment, stating that his administration has until the end of 2026 to finish the process. However, he remains optimistic that it could be wrapped up by the end of this year.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“I said that before the end of 2026, but I suspect, I am giving myself until the end of 2026 but I am aiming for the end of 2025.”

 

 

 

Reporter

“Do you have any idea how you planned to fix the malapportionment because in this report it is thirty-five percent when international standards is fifteen percent. Will some of the city constituencies be cut?”

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“That is exactly the reason why we will look at it again. We will look at the report that EBC, they will have to take a hard look and see what changes or what reconfiguration can be done to the recommendations they did.”