{"id":114001,"date":"2020-07-23T21:23:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T01:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=114001"},"modified":"2020-07-23T21:43:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T01:43:46","slug":"serpent-wins-st-george-primary-to-conest-next-general-election-on-upp-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/serpent-wins-st-george-primary-to-conest-next-general-election-on-upp-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Serpent Wins St. George Primary To Contest Next General Election On UPP Ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Radio host Algernon ‘Serpent’ Watts has won the United Progressive Party St. George Primary.<\/p>

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He defeated Jermaine \u2018Buffy\u2019 Kentish 74 to 22 votes in a primary held tonight. Serpent will now face Dean Jonas the incumbent Member of Parliament for St. George.<\/p>\n

An election isn’t due until 2023 but Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he may call an early poll.<\/p>

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So far, the UPP has named eight candidates to contest the next General Election.<\/p>

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Last week, PM Browne said that Serpent had been parachuted into the role and will represent the UPP in that constituency.<\/p>\n

Watts has been a thorn in the side of the Gaston Browne administration since it was first elected six years ago. He stated repeatedly that he would stay away from elective politics but has apparently had\u00a0 a change of heart.<\/p>

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Managing Director of Newsco, Watts has used his popular talk show, the ‘Snake Pit’ to criticise government’s policy.<\/p>\n

He has also been one of the leaders of the anti-government group, The Movement.<\/p>

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