{"id":239577,"date":"2019-11-14T15:05:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T19:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=239577"},"modified":"2019-11-14T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T19:30:13","slug":"breaking-news-dfp-will-not-contest-upcoming-general-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/breaking-news-dfp-will-not-contest-upcoming-general-election\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: DFP will not contest upcoming general election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-188625\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dno-breaking-news-642x502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) will not be contesting the general election carded for December 6 this year.<\/p>\n<p>In making the announcement moments ago at a news conference at the Garraway Hotel, DFP leader, Kent Vital said that his party had decided to put the nation&#8217;s interest above &#8220;our own political interest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said the DFP recognizes that there is a need for change in Dominica and the United Workers Party was in a position to take the country to that first &#8220;very, very important&#8221; step, adding that the Freedom Party will be there for the election.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a video of Vital making the announcement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NdiIXQaEzWQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) will not be contesting the general election carded for December 6 this year. 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