URGENT-ANTIGUA-Antiguans to elect a new government on January 18

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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Monday night, announced January 18, 2023, as the date for fresh general elections in Antigua and Barbuda and urged supporters to ensure that his government is returned to power.

He said Nomination Day would be December 28.

Browne speaking at the launch of candidates for the ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP), said he had already asked the Governor General to issue the writs for the polls on Tuesday.

General elections were last held here on March 21, 2018, with Browne’s Antigua Labour Party (ALP) winning 15 of the 17 seats. The main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP), and the Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM) won the other two seats.

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