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St Kitts-Nevis prime minister rules out December general elections
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) – St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas has ruled out a December general election.
His parliamentary term automatically ends on 16 December, following which an election must be called within 90 days.
In a telephone interview with BBC Caribbean, Tuesday afternoon, Douglas said Parliament can still be dissolved before December 16, as under the constitution, the Prime Minister can request the Governor General to dissolve Parliament at anytime. “We can have the elections at any time after its dissolution, but I am one of those who believe that people should be allowed to have Christmas uninterrupted. Christmas is a time for unity among families and friends and so I would not want to in any way disrupt what has been a longstanding family tradition. I would safely say that the elections would be held in the New Year,” said Douglas. BBC Caribbean also reported on the latest opinion poll conducted by the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) in the last two weeks of November that revealed that the ruling St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party would win a fourth consecutive term in office, without increasing the number of seats it currently holds in parliament. The Labour Party controls seven of the 8 seats on St Kitts in the 11-seat National Assembly. (Caribnet) |
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