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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86672, member: 27"] Another total wipeout just locked Barbados into one-party control again, while the opposition face-plants for a third straight round. Historic triple sweep by Mia Mottley [LIST] [*]Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley just bagged every seat again. [*]Mottley becomes the second Caribbean leader with three sweeps. [*]Her Barbados Labour Party grabbed all 30 seats on Wednesday. [*]Earlier, she first cleared the board on May 24, 2018. [/LIST] What this means for Barbados politics [LIST] [*]Back in 2018, Mia Mottley became the first female prime minister. [*]Since then, BLP has stacked consecutive clean slates. [*]Keith Mitchell of Grenada was the first with multiple sweeps. [*]This latest win cements her regional record status. [/LIST] Election night and next steps [LIST] [*]In St Michael North East, Mottley held her constituency. [*]Bridgetown supporters heard Cabinet gets sworn in on Monday. [*]Next Friday marks the first meeting of the new Parliament. [*]A thank you rally is lined up for Saturday. [/LIST] Mottley’s message and long game [LIST] [*]Reflecting on 2018, she recalled pledging economic repair. [*]COVID-19 hit shortly after her team took office. [*]Over two and a half years, the government pushed national changes. [*]Next month, BLP turns 88 as a political organization. [/LIST] Democracy and opposition concerns [LIST] [*]As Barbados nears 60 years of independence, she flagged risks. [*]Republic status enters its fifth year under her watch. [*]Mottley stressed strong institutions and Senate opposition seats. [*]She urged citizens to share responsibility for reforms. [/LIST] DLP collapse and leadership fallout [LIST] [*]Ralph Thorne lost St John to Charles Griffith. [*]Griffith pulled 2,327 votes against Thorne’s 1,876. [*]Kemar Stuart collected 236 ballots in the same race. [*]Thorne admitted defeat after switching from BLP earlier. [/LIST] Voting dispute and internal criticism [LIST] [*]On Wednesday, Thorne said he could not cast a ballot. [*]He claimed an address mix-up by the Electoral and Boundaries Commission. [*]Ronnie Yearwood pushed for party reform after three defeats. [*]Peter Wickham argued that DLP must replace its leader. [/LIST] International observers at polls [LIST] [*]For the first time, CARICOM teams monitored the vote. [*]Commonwealth representatives also observed the general election. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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