{"id":266909,"date":"2026-02-12T06:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=266909"},"modified":"2026-02-12T06:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:37:05","slug":"mottley-secures-third-term-as-blp-sweeps-barbados-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mottley-secures-third-term-as-blp-sweeps-barbados-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Mottley Secures Third Term as BLP Sweeps Barbados Election"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has won a third consecutive term in office after her Barbados Labour Party (BLP) captured all 30 seats in Wednesday\u2019s general election.<\/p>

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State broadcaster CBC Barbados reported early Thursday that the governing party secured a clean sweep of the House of Assembly, extending its hold on power for another five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result sees opposition leader Ralph Thorne lose his seat and leaves Parliament without an elected opposition presence.<\/p>

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Addressing supporters on election night, Mottley described the outcome as a mandate for social and economic reform.<\/p>

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\u201cOur mission first and foremost is to stop poor people from being poor and to remove injustice wherever it exists to create opportunities for people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 60-year-old leader, regarded as one of the Caribbean\u2019s most prominent political figures, also pledged to protect Barbados\u2019 democratic institutions as the country marks 75 years of universal adult suffrage.<\/p>

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During the campaign, the BLP focused on economic stability, cost-of-living pressures and strengthening Barbados\u2019 international voice. The opposition campaigned on crime and infrastructure, arguing for greater attention to domestic concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbados, with a population of about 283,000, now enters a new parliamentary term under a government with a decisive mandate. Attention is expected to turn to how the administration delivers on its promises.<\/p>

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