Overview
- Official results late Dec. 1 showed the SLP winning at least 13 of 17 seats, with two constituencies still to be called at that time.
- Philip Pierre led the popular vote with 57.1% versus Allen Chastanet’s 37.3%, positioning him to continue as prime minister.
- Election observers from the British High Commission described a well-organized process with calm polling stations and strong turnout indications.
- Allen Chastanet’s UWP campaigned for stronger international security cooperation and fuller audits of the citizenship-by-investment program, a key revenue source under U.S. scrutiny.
- The vote took place as the U.S. increased Caribbean military activity targeting drug trafficking near Venezuela and promoted a proposed “gold card” visa for wealthy applicants.