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HARBOUR VIEW--Governor Eugene Holiday will start consultations for the formation of a new government as of today, Monday, September 1. The consultations will be held with Vice Chairperson of the Advisory Council; Ombudsman Nilda Arduin-Lynch; outgoing President of Parliament Gracita Arrindell and the leaders of the four political parties that obtained seats in the elections: United People’s (UP) party leader Theo Heyliger, National Alliance (NA) leader William Marlin; Democratic Party ((DP)) leader Sarah Wescot-Williams and United St. Martin (US) party leader Frans Richardson. The consultations are intended to promote a smooth transition for the appointment and installation of a new Council of Ministers, taking into account the results of the 2014 parliamentary elections on Friday. Holiday said on Sunday, that the current government has not tendered its resignation.
