PM Briceño Reconsiders Retirement from Politics

Is Prime Minister John Briceño reconsidering his earlier announcement that this would be his last general election before retiring in 2030? You might remember that the P.U.P. leader recently said this would be his final run. However, it seems his Cabinet colleagues, supporters, and close advisors have persuaded him otherwise. When we spoke with the PM on Sunday about his retirement plans, we got a surprising change of heart.

 

Isani Cayetano

“Talk to us about this particular election for you.  It’s very well your last election, in terms of your leadership of the People’s United Party and the leadership of this country.  Talk to us a bit about that.”

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“Probably I’m speaking too quick about the last election.  Yes, I’ve been, for so many years, like everybody else, I am looking forward to retiring.  But I have a greater responsibility to the government, to the country, and to the party and I said to the Cabinet, after I made an announcement, and after I’ve been getting the bombardment of calls from, especially, my Cabinet colleagues, you know, they are afraid that if I leave too early that the party could be fractured.  So I have to make sure that whenever I leave that the party would not be fractured, that the party would stay united and it could continue to serve the country and so whilst I am enjoying this election, this campaign, I always enjoy campaigns, I believe that with this campaign we could have a massive victory, that we can get a verification of the great work that we’ve done.”