On 27 July 2021, the Day of National Significance in Barbados, Mottley announced that Barbados's cabinet had decided that Barbados would become a parliamentary republic by 30 November, and accepted the recommendations of the Forde Commission.[25] Under the proposal, the president would be elected by both houses of Parliament for a four-year term, and be eligible for a second term. The president would have mostly ceremonial powers; real power would continue to be de facto vested in the Prime Minister and Cabinet.[25] with the amendments to the Constitution of Barbados being made before 30 November to facilitate the swearing-in of a new president on that day.[25] The decision to become a republic without holding a referendum on the issue has been criticised.[26][27]