The appointment of Hon. Clement as Leader of the Opposition bears testimony to the concerns and reservations expressed by the Grouping of Civil Society Organisations in its review of the Constitution Reform Bill, Ensuring the Appointment of the Opposition, (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which made provisions for the appointment of a Leader of the Opposition in a situation where all elected seats were won by one party that would form the Government – as happened in the elections of 1999, 2013 and 2018.