Analysis | St. Vincent and the Grenadines votes to renew 15 seats in parliament

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is heading to the polls today, and to go deep into the importance and repercussion of this electoral process, we interview expert in foreign politics, Itzel Pamela Pérez Gómez. teleSUR

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00:00We welcome expert in foreign politics. It's El Pamela Pérez Gómez. Welcome, Edson. Thank you very much for joining us today.

00:09Hello. Nice to be here. Thank you.

00:14Let's jump right in. What is the stake for the people of San Vincent and the Granadians in today's elections?

00:20Okay, so this election for the people represents an opportunity of change.

00:29You know, like we are talking about a country that has been governed for around 24 years for the same party,

00:35and it has been a very tough road for them, a lot of controversy after the pandemic regarding unemployment of young people

00:45and other economic issues due to also the natural disasters that has faced the island.

00:54So it's an opportunity for the people to choose to vote maybe for an alternate government

01:02and be, I mean, like change their government.

01:08And also, newly registered and younger voters may be decisive in this electoral process.

01:17What issues tend to matter the most to younger voters?

01:22Okay, so the issues that matter the most nowadays, and it's not just talking about the island,

01:28I think it's a regional and I will say like a world strike,

01:32which is young people asking for opportunities, for opportunities for people,

01:38but for young people that are educated and that don't see the opportunities in their country,

01:45and also they are asking for actions towards climate change.

01:49So now also young people in the Caribbean, but in general in the Caribbean and in the island,

01:56they are asking for actions against climate change.

02:02And regarding the regional context, how do you think the recent deployment of U.S. military assets

02:09in Caribbean waters is affecting regional stability?

02:12And what implications does it have for St. Vincent and the Granadians amid this general election?

02:20So for the regional context, these elections, it's very representative because the island,

02:28it's just an example of what is generally happening in the region.

02:32What I mean is they have these issues, economic issues, and also political struggles are also present in other islands.

02:44So it's shared by other countries.

02:46Also, we see in the region weak opposition parties and people asking for electoral transparency.

02:53So there are social tensions around the region due to inequality, unemployment, and especially among young people.

03:00So it represents just what the Caribbean is shouting for, which is transitions.

03:06And they are hoping to use democracy as a mean to achieve what they believe it should be done in the society.

03:19So St. Vincent just represents the democratic resilience in the whole region.

03:25Thank you, Itzel, very much for your time hearing from the South.

Analysis | St. Vincent and the Grenadines votes to renew 15 seats in parliament

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