ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Apr 30, CMC -Voters in this Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country are going to an estimated 190 polling stations on Thursday to cast ballots in a general election that Prime Minister Gaston Browne called almost two years ahead of the constitutional deadline.
The polling stations, which opened at 6.00 am (local time), will close 12 hours later.
The Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC) says 63,330 persons are eligible to cast their ballots for the 17 constituencies at stake, and increase of almost 3,000 voters and is promising that the process will be transparent and well coordinated.
The ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABL) is contesting all 17 seats, while the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) is fielding candidates for the 16 seats on Antigua with its affiliate, the Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM) contesting the seat on Barbuda. There are three independent candidates.
In the last general election held on January 18, 2023, the ABLP won nine of the 17 seats, with the others going to the UPP and a lone independent candidate.
(Details in Politics section)
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