Mia Mottley wins third term as BLP takes all seats

Mia Mottley has won a third election victory as the Barbados Labour Party swept all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, unseating opposition leader Ralph Thorne and winning support across the island. “Our mission first and foremost is to stop poor people from being poor and to remove injustice wherever it exists to create opportunities for people,” Mottley, 60, said in a victory speech.

Surrounded by supporters dressed in red, she announced that Friday would be a public bank holiday. She pledged to take care of Barbados’s democracy; last year the country celebrated 75 years since people got the right to vote without owning property. Her party said it will continue to focus on the economy, the cost of living and the country’s place on the international stage.

Thorne, speaking at the Democratic Labour party headquarters, called the result disappointing but expressed gratitude for a clean campaign.

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