by halil » Tue May 05, 2009 9:29 pm
Prior to the handover ceremony, the new Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu and his predecessor CTP leader Ferdi Sabit Soyer first held a meeting at the Prime Minister’s office which was closed to the press.
Later the handover ceremony was held in front of a large media audience.
Speaking before transferring his duty to Eroglu, Mr Soyer said, as the main opposition party, they will continue to constructively contribute to the TRNC’s development.
Underlining the need for Turkish Cypriot people to stand on its own feet in terms of the economy, Soyer said `no matter who forms the government; the ideology of maintaining the Turkish Cypriot existence in Cyprus on the basis of equality will remain dominant`
Taking over his duty as the Prime Minister, Dervis Eroglu said the his government’s efforts, together with those of the other deputies with seats in the Parliament, will all be aimed at increasing the Turkish Cypriot People’s prosperity.
Mr Eroglu added that they will be benefiting from the experiences of the previous government.
Earlier yesterday, President Mehmet Ali Talat had approved the new cabinet list presented by Eroglu.
Other handover ceremonies for other ministries were also held today.
The new cabinet now needs to gain the vote of confidence at the Republic’s Assembly.
The Republic’s Assembly, after hearing the new cabinet schedule either from the Prime Minister or any other Minister, will hold discussions on the vote of confidence for 2 days.
And 2 days after the discussions, the Republic’s Assembly will decide on whether or not to pass the vote of confidence.