SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The jap Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis has elected a brand new prime minister after holding snap elections three years sooner than deliberate.
Dr. Terrance Drew of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labor Social gathering ousted Prime Minister Timothy Harris of the Individuals’s Labor Social gathering, in keeping with preliminary election outcomes launched Saturday.
Harris first grew to become prime minister in February 2015 and served a second time period after Staff Unity, a three-party alliance, gained 9 of Parliament’s 11 seats within the 2020 elections. However Harris misplaced a no confidence movement filed by his coalition companions earlier this yr, prompting the twin-island nation to carry common elections Friday.
Six political events fielded a complete of greater than 30 candidates vying for 11 of Parliament’s 15 seats. Drew’s social gathering captured six seats, whereas Harris’s gained one. The island’s governor common will appoint folks to the remaining 4 seats after the election.
Drew’s social gathering promised improved well being care, reasonably priced housing and extra entry to training. Harris’s social gathering pledged to construct a stronger economic system, create extra jobs and additional scale back poverty, amongst different issues.
