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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has ruled out several months of 2018 in which he says elections will not be held.<\/p>

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Speaking on Point FM, which he owns, the leader of the Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) joked that the elections will not be on Valentines Day since he will be on business overseas.<\/p>\n

The ABLP leader also ruled out the month of March pointing to a 30 day noticed required in the constitution.<\/p>

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“So then when is the election, does it look like April or May?” the prime minister questioned.<\/p>

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“The only two months that I wouldn’t call the elections are in September and October,” he told radio listeners.<\/p>\n

But Browne also appeared to rule out August saying that added to September it is “one of the worst revenue months.”<\/p>

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“We would practically call the elections any other month; November\u00a0or December this year and wipe them out,” he said.<\/p>\n

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