Former St Lucia PM quits ruling party weeks before elections
FORMER ST LUCIA Prime Minister Stephenson King Social Share FORMER PRIME MINISTER of St Lucia, Stephenson King, has addressed claims by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet that he betrayed the people of Saint Lucia after he decided to sever ties with the United Workers Party, which he has been a part of for the last 33 years.
King shocked the nation last Thursday, tendering his resignation from the Party and opting to contest the July 26 General Election as an Independent Candidate.
However, according to Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, the move by King was a betrayal to the people of Saint Lucia.
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Saint Lucia s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet (Left), Opposition Leader Philip J Pierre (Right)
The hierarchy of the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) is not impressed with the 2021/2022 Appropriation Bill which was read a second time Tuesday, by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet.
under the theme: “Adapting, Overcoming and Persevering: We are a Resilient Nation,” the over $1.6 billion dollars budget is expected to rebuild the Saint Lucian economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, Opposition Leader Philip J Pierre believes the four-hour presentation by the Prime Minister Tuesday was watered down and filled with broken promises.
“The seven hotels disappeared, Port Castries disappeared, the Pearl of the Caribbean disappeared, the eight hundred jobs in Vieux Fort disappeared, the horses in Vieux Fort disappeared,” Pierre declared.