PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament William Marlin expects to complete his tasks of forming a new government by September 24, according to a press statement.
Marlin, who was appointed Formateur by Governor Eugene Holiday, has met three times with the governor to update him on the progress made since his appointment earlier this month.
The governing programme for 2014-2018 should be completed before the swearing-in of the new Parliament on October 10 and the Council of Ministers on the following day.
A team of nine people – three each from the United St. Maarten Party, Democratic Party (DP) and NA – have been working on the governing programme. A team from governmental consultancy firm Bearing Point is supporting the team.
All candidate-ministers have been identified by the three coalition partners. Marlin will start to interview the candidates this week.
All candidate-ministers will have to present information required by the National Ordinance regulating the screening of ministers, including an integrity declaration and the questionnaire on their background, activities, financial and tax position and interests. Each candidate must also submit a declaration from the Inspectorate of Taxes and the Receiver’s Office indicating their compliance with their tax obligations.
All completed forms will be submitted by Marlin with a request for screening of all candidate-ministers by the Prosecutor’s Office for the judicial background check and the National Security Service for the security check.
Marlin will present his final report on the formation of the new government following the August 29 Parliamentary Elections with the governing programme to the governor after he has all the completed forms, including tax declarations and the screening results for the candidate-ministers.
