Pierre, Chastanet make final pitch on eve of election
The leaders of Saint Lucia’s two main political parties made their final appeals to voters tonight, urging the electorate to entrust them with the country’s leadership for the next five years. On the eve of the December 1 general election, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre and United Workers Party (UWP) leader Allen Chastanet outlined their […] The article Pierre, Chastanet make final pitch on eve of election is from St. Lucia Times.
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The leaders of Saint Lucia’s two main political parties made their final appeals to voters tonight, urging the electorate to entrust them with the country’s leadership for the next five years.
On the eve of the December 1 general election, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre and United Workers Party (UWP) leader Allen Chastanet outlined their competing visions in separate national addresses.
Pierre told voters that tomorrow’s decision was not simply a choice between his Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) and the UWP, but between “very different plans for where our country goes from here”.
He called on the electorate to stay with what he described as proven leadership and steady hands to grow the economy, prepare young people for the future, and build a country where everyone has a fair chance.
“Choose progress, choose unity, choose a Saint Lucia that will go forward together,” he said.
Chastanet, meanwhile, appealed to voters to change the nation’s course and return the UWP – which governed the nation from 2016 to 2021- to office.
“We’re now stronger. We’re ready for a fresh beginning with a new mindset and the right team,” he said.
Both leaders also used their addresses to take shots at each other’s records in office as they made their final push for support.
The article Pierre, Chastanet make final pitch on eve of election is from St. Lucia Times.
