New government formed in TukaraliIn an unprecedented occurence in many ways, the first Victor Cabinet has been formed. Sergio Victor, previously the leader of the
Social Liberal Party in the Federal House of Representatives, has been elected Prime-Minister once that the vote for the cabinet proposal passed by
282-218, with the whole of the
Social Liberal Party and the
Citizens voting in favor of the proposal, while the Democratic People's Party voted against it. Such a result means that the elected cabinet has been formed without the presence of the country's biggest party, the
Democratic People's Party, which was left out of the proposal. In a statement yesterday, once the result of the voting had been released, Sergio Victor, the new Prime-Minister expressed his joy in the result and his expectations for the cabinet: "This has surely been an amazing night for us and our partners at
Citizens, we expect nothing less than the full efforts of all of our cabinet members, so we are hopeful that, following the policy plank agreed upon both of our parties, we will deliver for the Tukarese people, and help unleash the full potential of our country."
This is a change of direction from the last decades of politics in Tukarali, since it is the first year that we won't see the familiar of João Barreiro in the Prime-Minister's seat, as well as this being the first multi-party cabinet of the last couple of decades in the country. The ministries that went stayed with the
Social Liberal Party were those of:
Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Finance, Infrastructure and Transport, Education and Culture, Science and Technology and Enviroment and Tourism. While the
Citizens gained the ministries of:
Defence, Justice, Health and Social Services, Food and Agriculture and Trade and Industry. Amongst the main tasks of this minority party government will be how to deal with the fractured balance of power within the country, with a
Democratic People's Party president that has not seen his party included in the proposal.
The aforementioned policy plank that Victor mentioned in his statement has been released to the public. The government program includes: a new infrastructure program, the re-development of the Seleyan Intergovernamental Council, pursuit of international trade deals, constitutional reform and healthcare reform.