Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has led the Unity Labour Party (ULP) to victory for the third time in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
However, it cannot be said that the ULP has been given a clear mandate to rule as preliminary results indicate that the party failed to retain its 12-seat majority for the first time in three election cycles. Instead, early indicators are that the Gonsalves-led party won a slim majority with eight seats in the House of Assembly, while the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) more than doubled its share to seven seats from three. The Green Party also contested 13 of the 15 seats up for grabs but failed to secure any.
