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Personal statement by Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré regarding statements made during the selection of the Chief Minister designate

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PERSONAL STATEMENT TO BE MADE

BY SENATOR JOHN ALEXANDER NICHOLAS LE FONDRÉ ON THURSDAY 7TH JUNE 2018

Following my recent election as Chief Minister on 12th June by this Assembly there have been a number of expressions of concern by some Members that in my answer to a question by Deputy Higgins about which groups and individuals I had had talks with and which positions had been promised, I did not make clear that I had been in discussions with and reached an agreement with the Reform party. While I felt I had answered the question concisely and in full, with the benefit of hindsight, I could have expanded the answer. However, I had interpreted the question as relating to ministerial positions and answered accordingly. To those Members who felt misled, I would like to apologise and ensure them that this was not my intention.