Last Updated on November 9, 2020, 4:25 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves won for the fifth consecutive term in the recently held general elections of the country.
On his victory, the Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit congratulated him via a Facebook post.
The Prime Minister said in the Facebook post that the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica congratulate the Prime Minister and the leader of the unity party of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves on his massive victory in the elections and swearing-in.
The Prime Minister added that the Commonwealth of Dominica salutes and appreciates the people of St. Vincent and the grenadines for the discipline and enthusiasm which they have shown and made the elections possible and successful.
He added that democracy has prevailed and the Government of Dominica looks forward to continuing the working and relationships with the Government and the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
He said that the shared commitment of both the countries to the promotion and progressive Caribbean community, rooted in the traditions of solidarity, respect and independence complemented by collaboration at a regional as well as an international level stays the same.
It is noteworthy that the preliminary figures released by the electoral office showed that the ULP bagged nine out of the fifteen seats in the Parliament, an increase of three seats on the one-seat majority which Ralph had in the past two general elections.
It is for the first time that a political party won five consecutive general elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
74-year-old Gonsalves, easily won his North Central Windward seat which he has been representing since 2001, brushing aside his two contenders Chieftain Neptune of the main opposition New Democratic Party and Kadmiel McFee of the CVG Green Party.
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