A caretaker cabinet appointed by the President served until pre-term parliamentary elections in April 1997, which yielded a landslide victory of 54% for the pro-reform United Democratic Forces, giving to the party the majority of the seats in the parliament.
A caretaker cabinet was appointed by the President again and served until the new pre-term parliamentary elections in April 1997. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the pro-reform United Democratic Forces, giving to the party the majority of 163 seats in the parliament.