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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 85589, member: 27"]
Mottley pulls in foreign observers, shrugs off opposition alarms, and the Barbados election machine keeps rolling toward February 11.

Observer missions invited
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[*]Mia Amor Mottley asked CARICOM and the Commonwealth to watch the vote.
[*]The move followed public complaints from opposition leadership.
[*]The goal pitched was transparency and calm.
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Opposition integrity claims
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[*]Ralph Thorne questioned voter lists and readiness.
[*]Concerns targeted the Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
[*]The government rejected doubts outright.
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Nomination day outcome
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[*]Nomination centers across Barbados reported zero incidents.
[*]The process wrapped cleanly at 3 p.m.
[*]Officials described the exercise as orderly.
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Parties and candidates fielded
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[*]Barbados Labour Party and Democratic Labour Party run all 30 seats.
[*]Friends of Democracy entered 12 candidates.
[*]The People’s Coalition for Progress targets half the map.
[*]Over 80 candidates made the ballot.
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Election footing
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[*]The general election lands on February 11.
[*]International observers are expected on election day.
[*]The state says legal procedures are locked in.
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