The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has told supporters to be prepared to take to the streets “in the not too distant future” to demand that electoral reform takes place in Dominica and renewed calls for fresh general elections on the
The ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) has been returned to power in Tuesday’s general election, even as two independent candidates won constituencies in the 21-seat Parliament following a boycott by the main opposition political parties.Preliminary results released by the Electoral Office showed that the DLP, which had entered the election already having won six seats uncontested, had won 19 of the 21 seats. The preliminary results showed that the independent candidate Jesma Paul polled 617 votes to 463 cast for the DLP’s Lynsia Frank in the Salisbury constituency, while in Marigot, Anthony Charles had defeated the DLP’s Gregory Riviere by a margin of 491 to 329 votes. The independent candidate Carlos Charles received six votes. .The Electoral Office had said that voters would be electing representatives for 15 constituencies after the main opposition parties – the United Workers Party (UWP) and the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) – failed to nominate any candidate.The Electora
Roseau – Roosevelt Skerrit was sworn in Wednesday as the Prime Minister of Dominica for a record six consecutive term, promising to forge ahead with the “reset” plans that provided the blueprint for calling a general election two years ahead of the constitutional deadline. Skerrit, 50, led his ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) to a convincing 19-2 majority on Tuesday in the 21-seat Parliament in an election that was boycotted …
Roosevelt Skerrit has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Dominica for a fifth successive term.
Preliminary data from the Dominica Electoral Office shows the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) won 19 of the 21 seats in the House of Assembly follow