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Updated · The Associated Press · May 1
Gaston Browne and Steadroy Benjamin are sworn in after election victory
Updated
Updated · The Associated Press · May 1

Gaston Browne and Steadroy Benjamin are sworn in after election victory

10 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 1
  • Official results in Antigua and Barbuda showed Browne’s ABLP won 15 of 17 seats, leaving the UPP with one seat and Trevor Walker elected for the Barbuda People’s Movement.
  • The pre-dawn landslide gave Browne a fourth consecutive term after a snap election held two years before the constitutional deadline, with supporters celebrating in the streets.
  • The campaign centred on living costs and infrastructure, while election officials said voting ran efficiently; the rest of Browne’s cabinet is due to be sworn in on Tuesday.
With the opposition nearly eliminated, what will prevent Browne’s fourth term from becoming a de facto one-party rule?
After a landslide win, can PM Browne rescue his nation's passport from crippling US restrictions and looming EU sanctions?
Will Browne's 'Renaissance' plan ease the cost of living, or will global pressures make life even harder for citizens?