P.M. John Briceno Sworn in For a Second Term

Prime Minister John Briceño was officially sworn in today for his second term as the country’s leader. P.M. Briceño secured a landslide victory in Orange Walk Central on Wednesday. The People’s United Party clinched twenty-six of the thirty-one seats in the House of Representatives, while the United Democratic Party held onto five seats. This result keeps the balance of power the same, with a few changes. Notably, the People’s United Party’s Devin Daly unseated Patrick Faber in Collet, but U.D.P.’s Miguel Guerra defeated Jorge “Milin” Espat in Cayo West. The battles were intense in several constituencies, including the Mesopotamia and Albert divisions. Tonight’s newscast covers all the action—the upsets, the big wins, and the candidates who increased their victory margins from the 2020 general election. But first, let’s head to the Government House, where the People’s United Party gathered to witness Prime Minister John Briceño’s swearing-in ceremony. Here’s more from that event.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“It is indeed an honor and a privilege to be reelected in Orange Walk central but also to have the support of my colleagues in the National Assembly to be able to be once again appointed as the prime minister of this country. So, I thank my colleagues who are here. DPM, I thank you, Francis, Kareem, all of you, and to Thea, congratulations Thea. It is a hard battle and you did very well and we are proud of you, proud of all of you. I know right now we are in a mood for celebration and rightly so, you earned that. But the task ahead of us is going to be a difficult one as I said last night when I address the nation. It is going to be a challenging one. The world continues to change quickly and as a small country like Belize we have to be able to adapt and move with the changes and ensure that at all times we can keep the Belizean people in mind and that the decisions we make is to make their lives better.”

 

The People’s United Party’s sweeping victory at the polls on Wednesday was followed by a heartfelt wreath-laying ceremony at Lord Ridge Cemetery. Prime Minister John Briceno and Mrs. Rossano Briceño paid their respects at the gravesite of the late Right Honorable George Cadle Price, the Father of the Nation. This ceremony was a tribute to their victory and a celebration of the party’s seventy-fifth anniversary.