St Lucia prime minister Philip Pierre keeps majority as ruling party wins

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The Labour party holds at least 13 seats after a campaign centered on crime, the economy and passport sales

St Lucian prime minister Philip Pierre’s Labour party (SLP) has held its legislative majority, putting Pierre on course for reelection after a campaign centered on economic management, violent crime and passport sales.

Official election results on Tuesday showed the social democratic SLP winning at least 13 seats in the small Caribbean island’s 17-seat House of Assembly, matching its current majority with two seats left to be called. The results showed Pierre with 57.1% of the popular vote against conservative opposition leader Allen Chastanet’s 37.3%.

Source: www.theguardian.com

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