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And while Briceno maintains that his timing was perfect, Is it possible that the way things played out, and the duration of the crisis might lead party loyalists to turn their backs on the government? Briceno claims, perhaps counter-intuitively, that the party has gained more support from the North.

John Briceno, Prime Minister

"Absolutely not it's supposed to be the opposite. I think we have managed to get even more support because we intervened and we had to avert a crisis. A crisis that only affected Orange walk and Corozal that can affect the entire country of Belize."

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