Weekly Report - 17 December 2015 (WR-15-50)

ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Elections. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) won a fourth straight term in general elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 December. The ULP secured victory by the tightest possible margin, 8 seats to 7, the same as in the previous elections in 2010. Arnhim Eustace, the leader of the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), refused to accept defeat. Eustace said his party had “unmistakable proof” of irregularities. Demanding a recount, the NDP filed election petitions in the High Court on 15 December.