ANTIGUA-PM Browne sworn into office for a fourth consecutive term.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC -Prime Minister Gaston Browne was sworn into office on Friday for a fourth consecutive term as the head of government, a few hours after he led his ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labor Party (ABLP) to a convincing victory in the May 30 general election. Browne, who called the election nearly two […] The post ANTIGUA-PM Browne sworn into office for a fourth consecutive term. appeared first on Caribbean Times.
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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC -Prime Minister Gaston Browne was sworn into office on Friday for a fourth consecutive term as the head of government, a few hours after he led his ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labor Party (ABLP) to a convincing victory in the May 30 general election.
Browne, who called the election nearly two years ahead of the constitutional deadline, along with the Attorney General, Steadroy “Cuttie” Benjamin, took their oath of office before Governor General Sir Rodney Williams and the other victorious ABLP candidates.
According to the figures released by the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC), the ABLP won 15 of the 17 seats in the Parliament, with the other two shared by the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) and the Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM). Just over 62.5 percent of the electorate voted.
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