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KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr. Godwin Friday, on Thursday ended 25 years in the political wilderness after voters in St. Vincent and the Grenadines delivered his party an overwhelming victory in the general election, preventing the country’s longest-serving government leader from extending his hold on power.
Preliminary results indicate that the NDP secured at least 11 of the 15 seats, halting outgoing Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves’ bid to lead the Unity Labour Party (ULP) to a sixth consecutive win.
Gonsalves was among the ULP candidates who retained their seats, but among the casualties was his son and Finance Minister, Camillo Gonsalves, who lost to the NDP’s Laverine Gibson-Velox.
1“I believe the voter is always right and the voice of the people is the voice of God, and even in my disappointment today, I hold fast to those beliefs as the foundation of our democracy,” the outgoing Finance Minister said, while congratulating Gibson-Velox on her victory.
“They say sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, and I am definitely learning a lot tonight,” he added.
