{"id":355426,"date":"2026-01-18T16:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=355426"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:15:25","slug":"barbados-goes-to-the-polls-for-another-snap-election-on-february-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/barbados-goes-to-the-polls-for-another-snap-election-on-february-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbados goes to the polls for another snap election on February 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_280119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-280119\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-280119\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mia-Mottley-CARICOM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"595\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-280119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced that the upcoming General Elections in Barbados will take place on February 11, 2026, marking the second time she has called an early election.<\/p>\n<p>Her announcement was made during a speech at Westbury Primary School, where the nomination process for the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate in the City of Bridgetown constituency was conducted.<\/p>\n<p>Barbados&#8217; Nation News reported that attorney Michael Lashley, who joined the BLP last year after stepping down from the Democratic Labour Party, was the sole contender and successfully received the party\u2019s nomination, completing the BLP\u2019s list of 30 candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Mottley revealed that she had visited Barbados\u2019 President, The Most Honourable Jeffrey Bostic, earlier today at State House.<\/p>\n<p>She also instructed Attorney General Dale Marshall, who was present in the audience, to begin preparations for the election writs.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, Parliament will be officially dissolved on January 19, with Nomination Day scheduled for January 27, leading up to the general election on February 11.<\/p>\n<p>Mottley led the BLP to landslide wins against the opposition Democratic Labour Party in both 2018 and 2022.\u00a0 She is seeking a third consecutive term in office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced that the upcoming General Elections in Barbados will take place on February 11, 2026, marking the second time she has called an early election. 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