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Antigua and Barbuda prime minister wins fourth consecutive term in snap election
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Antigua and Barbuda prime minister wins fourth consecutive term in snap election

The Independent·Via AP news wire·6 months ago
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Incumbent Prime Minister Gaston Browne led the Antigua and Barbuda Labor Party to an unprecedented fourth consecutive electoral victory, following a snap election that reduced the main opposition party to a single-seat presence in parliament.

Official results released in the pre-dawn hours of Friday confirmed the landslide, prompting supporters to take to the streets in celebration.

The ABLP secured 15 of the twin island nation’s 17 parliamentary seats, while Jamale Pringle of the main opposition United Progressive Party was left as its lone standard-bearer after his party’s seat count collapsed from five to one.…

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