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Lennox Linton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President of the United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton, has decried ongoing talks of a snap election which will supposedly be held in December. For weeks now, there has been speculation on social media that Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, will be calling a snap election, similar to the one he called on December 6, 2022.<\/p>\n

Many are pointing out that the announcement of various projects around the island is a hint of such a move. Some are even saying that the announcement will be made during the official groundbreaking of the international airport on November 9, 2024, or at the Dominica Labour Party’s Delegates’ Conference on November 10.<\/p>\n

Although the rumors have grown in intensity in recent days, they have not been confirmed by Skerrit nor anyone in authority but according to Linton such a move without electoral reform would be a “blatant disregard for democratic principle and an insult to the people of Dominica.”<\/p>\n

He also said it would be an affront to democracy and an abuse of power.<\/p>\n

“You must understand that this is coming nearly two years after the snap election of 2022 which itself was called two years before the full [five-year] term had ended,” he said.<\/p>\n

“That was the fourth straight elections Skerrit called since his 2008 commitment to protect his re-election legacy by preventing the Electoral Commission from putting in place electoral reform for free and fair elections,” Linton stated.<\/p>\n

Linton argued that such behavior demonstrates what he described as a “dangerous and authoritarian pattern” in which the Prime Minister acts like “Dominica is his personal domain.”<\/p>\n

“He manipulates elections blatantly violating the will of the people to perpetuate his dictatorial rule,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Dominica is not Roosevelt Skerrit’s personal property, yet Skerrit’s regime continues to deny the people their right to a transparent democratic process opting instead for rushed, manipulated, fraudulent elections. His repeated disregard for democratic norms threatens to push the country further into economic and social decline while he and his close circle benefit from the system they have corrupted.”<\/p>\n

Linton noted that calling another snap election in 2024 would be an affront to democracy and an “undeniable abuse of power,” which according to him, disqualifies Skerrit as a fitting and proper person for being the leader of Dominica.<\/p>\n

“So, people I am saying to you this is crunch time, serious business,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Not time to be ‘backing and forthing’ on snap elections. It is time to decide where you stand. Do you stand for the man who wants to own and control Dominica for his billion-dollar gain or do you stand for Dominica? We see clearly now that the man who has refused to allow free and fair elections in Dominica for 16 years and four election cycles is no longer qualified to participate in elections (in Dominica)….”<\/p>\n

Linton stated that since Skerrit has stood resolutely against electoral reform and free and fair elections in Dominica, he has lost the legal and moral authority to call any snap election or any election at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe must step aside and allow, truly, the ship to emerge. Leadership that will govern with integrity, fairness, and the welfare of the people in mind,\u201d he remarked. \u201cNo electoral reform for free and fair election, no more Skerrit. We need to breathe, he must leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said a large national assembly will be called whenever the snap election is announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as he calls the snap election, we the people in the largest national assembly in Dominican history will let him know what time it is, time to leave,\u201d Linton stated.<\/p>\n

Skerrit has indicated that he expects to be chosen, unchallenged, at the DLP’s delegates conference on November 10, to lead the party in the next general election but he has not revealed when that election will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President of the United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton, has decried ongoing talks of a snap election which will supposedly be held in December. 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