Antigua and Barbuda swears in a new Cabinet after Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s party wins a fourth consecutive election. On Tuesday, members of the newly formed Cabinet take office following the election outcome, with Browne remaining Prime Minister. A central change reported by outlets is that the government drops a longstanding oath to the British monarch, ending what is described as a 40-year practice. Under the previous arrangement, officials had taken an oath referencing the British monarch. The new swearing-in marks a shift in the formal appointment process for ministers, though both reports describe the same ceremony and political context: the incoming Cabinet reflects the latest electoral mandate led by Browne. The reports do not describe a broader constitutional revision beyond the oath change, but they present the ceremony as both a transition to a new Cabinet and a symbolic break from the earlier convention of invoking the British monarch in official oaths.
Antigua and Barbuda swears in new Cabinet after election victory, ending oath to British monarch
Antigua and Barbuda swears in a new Cabinet after Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s party wins a fourth consecutive election. On Tuesday, members of the newly formed Cabinet take office following the ele...
- Antigua and Barbuda swears in a new Cabinet on Tuesday.
- Prime Minister Gaston Browne remains in office after his party wins a fourth consecutive election.
- The new Cabinet is sworn in following the election victory.
- Officials drop an oath referencing the British monarch, ending a 40-year practice.
- The change is presented as part of the ministerial swearing-in ceremony.
Antigua and Barbuda swore in a new Cabinet on Tuesday after Prime Minister Gaston Browne's party won a fourth consecutive election
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