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Merchant Says ABLP Had \u2018Boots on the Ground\u2019 During Barbados Election<\/strong><\/p>

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The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) had representatives in Barbados during that country\u2019s general election, according to Director General of Communications in the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, Maurice Merchant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merchant made the disclosure Thursday during the post-Cabinet media briefing while responding to a question about Prime Minister Gaston Browne\u2019s reaction to the Barbados election results.<\/p>

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Browne, he said, had already spoken with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley following her party\u2019s clean sweep at the polls.<\/p>

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\u201cPrime Minister personally would have spoken with Prime Minister Mia Mottley,\u201d Merchant said, adding that it was \u201ca strategic move by her to call early elections.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He then noted the involvement of the ABLP during the campaign period.<\/p>

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\u201cI can tell you that, in terms of party relations, the Antiguan Barbuda Labour Party had boots on the ground in Barbados, assessing and reporting on developments there in Barbados,\u201d Merchant said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merchant did not indicate that the presence was part of any official government function, framing it instead as party-level engagement.<\/p>

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The Barbados election resulted in a decisive victory for Mottley\u2019s party, leaving the opposition without parliamentary representation.<\/p>

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