WILLEMSTAD - Former Curaçao Minister of Education Marilyn Alcalá-Wallé will be prosecuted for conflicts of interest. She already stepped down as minister earlier this year when it became known that the Public Prosecution Service (OM) was investigating her.

When she took office as a minister in 2017, the politician would not have distanced herself from functions at foundations and companies.

A complaint was filed against her last year by Elvis de Andrade, the politician who says he is fighting corruption. He said on Tuesday that he had been informed by the Public Prosecution Service about a summons against the former minister. The politician's lawyer has confirmed that.

Alcalá-Wallé was about to be sworn into parliament for the PAR party, where a seat has become vacant following the death of former chairman William Millerson. However, she said she would leave politics on Tuesday evening (local time) because she was disappointed by the OM's decision and the lack of support from her party.

Shaheen Elhage

Instead of Alcalá-Wallé, the pharmacist and chairman of the Curaçao football association FFK Shaheen Elhage is next in line to take a seat in parliament. It is restless in politics in Curaçao. Rennox Calmes, the only parliamentarian of the smallest coalition party, PIN, withdrew his support for the Health Minister Suzanne Camelia-Römer on Saturday. As a result, she will step down as minister this Friday.

As a result, there are currently only ten MPs who support the government. The opposition has called for a national unity government to be installed until the March 19 elections next year. Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath does not want to hear about this. As soon as Elhage is sworn in, the coalition will again have a majority in the 21-member parliament and, according to Rhuggenaath, there will be stability again.