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Kiz Johnson has secured the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) nomination in St. Phillip\u2019s South after winning Sunday\u2019s primary with 167 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson topped a four-way race that included Malcolm Charles, who received 113 votes; Adrian Richardson, who finished with 49; and former minister Lennox Weston, who garnered 44.<\/p>

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With the victory, Johnson becomes the ABLP candidate and caretaker for the constituency and is expected to appear on the party\u2019s slate for the next general election.<\/p>

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Party officials closed the count late Thursday, confirming Johnson\u2019s decisive lead as supporters celebrated the outcome.<\/p>\n

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