St. Lucia Labour Party looks set to run the government again after early tallies showed them crushing the United Workers Party by roughly 8,000 votes while officials kept counting ballots. The preliminary numbers had SLP sitting at 27,156 against UWP's 19,009 across the 17-constituency race that pulled about 44 candidates plus eight independents.
Prime Minister Philip J Pierre apparently held his Castries East seat while UWP boss Allen Chastanet locked down Micoud South, and former PM Stephenson King grabbed Castries North as an independent. Regional observer teams from CARICOM and OAS monitored the whole thing after polls ran through the standard hours.
Final seat declarations were still getting verified by returning officers, but the SLP margin suggested they might match or beat their 13-seat haul from the previous election cycle.
Prime Minister Philip J Pierre apparently held his Castries East seat while UWP boss Allen Chastanet locked down Micoud South, and former PM Stephenson King grabbed Castries North as an independent. Regional observer teams from CARICOM and OAS monitored the whole thing after polls ran through the standard hours.
Final seat declarations were still getting verified by returning officers, but the SLP margin suggested they might match or beat their 13-seat haul from the previous election cycle.
