Antigua and Barbuda are to go to the poll on January 18

By Sherrica Thompson

Staff Writer

#AntiquaandBarbuda, December 20, 2022 – The people of Antigua and Barbuda will be starting the new year in election mode as Prime Minister Gaston Browne, on Monday, December 19, announced January 18, 2023, as the date for the country’s general election.

Browne was speaking at the Antigua Barbuda Labour Party’s (ABLP) candidate launch.  He said the Governor General will issue the writ of elections on Tuesday, December 20, and nomination day will be three days after Christmas on December 28.

“Last Friday, I dispatched a letter to his Excellency, Sir Rodney Williams, asking him to dissolve the Parliament.  The Parliament had been duly dissolved,” Browne said.

“I have also asked our Governor General to issue the writs of elections tomorrow, 20th December 2022.  Nomination Day will follow on December 28, 2022, and you can be assured that when the next general elections are held, there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth in the UPP (United Progressive Party), and that day will be on January 18, 2023.”

The last time the twin island had general elections was on March 21, 2018. Browne’s party, the ABLP, won 15 of the 17 seats, while the United Progressive Party (UPP) and the Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM) won the other two seats.