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(L-r) Dwayne George and Kelvin Shugy Simon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Residents of Antigua and Barbuda are preparing to head back to the polls on October 24 to vote in a by-election, nine months after the general elections.<\/p>\n

The country’s leader, Gaston Browne, has announced the date for the by-election, which is an opportunity for the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party candidate Dwayne George to secure his seat in the Ministry of Finance. Browne emphasized that the by-election is not about George, but about the constituents.<\/p>\n

The race will be contested by four candidates: Dwayne George from the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party, Kelvin Shugy Simon from the UPP, Nigel Bascus from the Missing Link-Voice of the People (MLVOP) Party, and Andrew Antonio from the Democratic National Alliance Candidate (DNA).<\/p>\n

Simon had previously won the seat for the constituency in the January 18 election, but he resigned as the Parliamentary Representative on June 7.<\/p>\n

According to the law, Simon’s resignation triggered a by-election, which must be held within 120 days. Simon had stepped down to avoid negatively affecting his constituents with a prolonged legal battle. The ruling ABLP had filed an election petition, questioning Simon’s eligibility for office, and he believed that this could lead to a lengthy legal dispute that would be detrimental to the constituents’ interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Residents of Antigua and Barbuda are preparing to head back to the polls on October 24 to vote in a by-election, nine months after the general elections. 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