Unbiased look at the Sint Maarten Elections
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Reliable sources have confirmed there is a new agreement consisting of eight (8) MPs-Elect to form a new coalition to govern the country for the next four years.
According to our sources the agreement has been signed between the UP party (7 seats) and Minister Cornelius de Weever (1 seat).
This new situation explains the trouble that the NA, US and DP coalition agreement experienced on Wednesday.
The contents of the report submitted to the Governor by formateur MP William Marlin on Wednesday afternoon is not known.
However in a press release on Wednesday evening the Governor stated that formateur William Marlin updated him on the formation process and that based on the evaluation of the information, the formateur was granted an extension until Friday October 3, 2014 to finalize his formation report.
In the meantime the leader of the UP party MP Theo Heyliger is expected to contact the Governor as soon as Thursday.
At that point he is expected to inform the Governor that he has the support of eight (8) MPs Elect to form the new government of St. Maarten.
This could result in MP Heyliger being appointed the new formateur as soon as over the upcoming weekend.
When the process of the formation is complete, a date will be established for the appointment and swearing-in of the new cabinet.
