In Saint Lucia, emotions are running high while over 179 thousand people head to the polls to vote in the general elections to be held on December 1st. Our correspondent Belen de los Santos, brings us the details from the Caribbean island. teleSUR
00:00St. Lucia gears up for a new electoral process.
00:04Over 179,000 residents of this Caribbean island are registered to participate in the general elections of December 1st.
00:13The St. Lucia Labour Party, led by Philippe Pierre, seeks to revalidate its government against the main right-wing opposition party, led by Alan Chastanet, defeated in the last election.
00:23So that is why this election is critical. Are people satisfied enough to continue with the policies that this government has, or are they going to go back based on very wild promises that the opposition party has made?
00:41Since its landslide victory in 2021, the Philippe Pierre government has driven economic recovery after COVID through high-impact social measures, such as implementing a national minimum wage.
00:52Our country has improved. Our country has had four years of economic growth. Our employment is the lowest ever, reaching below 10% for the first time in our country's history.
01:06We are very satisfied with the work we've done for the last four and a half years, and we are confident that the people of St. Lucia will re-elect us tomorrow.
01:15The atmosphere on the streets is electric, with caravans parading through the city center and furling party collars.
01:27Very excited. We're red and we're ready. The mood is red. Thank you.
01:33Well, I believe Udabi will make it, the victory. I'm very happy about that.
01:38It's not stopping us. The mood is red.
01:42Like this, with feelings running high, St. Lucia waits for an outcome that will shape the years to come.
01:52Marcos Da Silva, Belen de los Santos, from St. Lucia, for Telus Ring.
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