Philipsburg: --- Leader of the National Alliance William Marlin in a statement to SMN News said that while the leader of the Democratic Party found it fit to disclose the contents of the proposal he sent to her she did not say what the emails of her emissary stated.Marlin said DP member Michael Ferrier in his emails to him said that in all scenarios that could be worked out into forming a new government Wescot Williams must remain the leader of government. These demands were made via email to National Alliance leader William Marlin over the weekend.
The Democratic Party lost its majority in the island council last Thursday when Independent Island Council member Louis Laveist withdrew his support from the Democratic Party, this is the second time the DP led government has been held hostage by Laveist who was arrested and ultimately being convicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and forgery.
"I am not the one that created this type of situation within government, so why should I go in there to support a weak government," Marlin asked.
While all media houses or reporters on St. Maarten are focusing on the issues surrounding convicted commissioner Louie Laveist, the media thus far has failed to show that the leader of government is the one who created the problems within her party. "It is the leader of government who made the announcement that Claudius Buncamper who was appointed to the TELEM board.
Instead of the leader, calling the commissioner to order and letting her know that the situation is not good and would create problems Wescot Williams went along with the proposal. Second to that she is fully aware of the situation surrounding the new government building but to date she has done nothing. Speaking about other problems that was highlighted by the opposition are that of ROB." Marlin explained that while he has no intention of forming a government in the media he needed to make sure certain matters is clarified, based on the performance of the DP leader it is clear she is weak in her leadership skills.
The National Alliance leader said he already indicated to Wescot Williams that he is ready to sit and negotiate and it is up to her to decide when those talks would begin. He said he did give the DP leader an indication as to how he believes the talks should go.
In the proposal sent to Wescot Williams Marlin said, he wanted a NA_led government with three commissioners from the NA team. The NA leader also indicated that he was willing to negotiate. Base on the contents of the proposal the two political leaders have been communicating leaving behind their paper trail. So far, there has been no in-debt negotiations on the governing accord, should the two party blend.
In the meantime, SMN News has been reliably informed that several members of the DP are trying their best to convince Independent Island Councilman Louie Laveist to return to the party and allow the present government to remain in office. It is said because of hopes from Laveist the DP party is not going to negotiate with the National Alliance for now. Right now even though there is no government in place, one can easily say that politicians on St. Maarten are engaged in a Mexican standoff.
SMN News also understands that the island Lt. Governor has given elected officials the maximum of one month to find a solution to the present crisis prior to taking actions.
