Dominica News Online – Residents of Antigua and Barbuda are preparing to head back to the polls on October 24 to vote in a by-election, nine months after the general elections.
The country’s leader, Gaston Browne, has announced the date for the by-election, which is an opportunity for the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party candidate Dwayne George to secure his seat in the Ministry of Finance.
Browne emphasized that the by-election is not about George, but about the constituents.
The race will be contested by four candidates: Dwayne George from the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party, Kelvin Shugy Simon from the UPP, Nigel Bascus from the Missing Link-Voice of the People (MLVOP) Party, and Andrew Antonio from the Democratic National Alliance Candidate (DNA).
Simon had previously won the seat for the constituency in the January 18 election, but he resigned as the Parliamentary Representative on June 7.
According to the law, Simon’s resignation triggered a by-election, which must be held within 120 days.
Simon had stepped down to avoid negatively affecting his constituents with a prolonged legal battle.
The ruling ABLP had filed an election petition, questioning Simon’s eligibility for office, and he believed that this could lead to a lengthy legal dispute that would be detrimental to the constituents’ interests.
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