St. Lucia Ruling Party Keeps Majority, PM Set To Stay in Office

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St. Lucia's ruling Labor Party has maintained its legislative majority in the country's lower house, meaning Prime Minister Phillip Pierre is also set to remain in office. Pierre has been a constant advocate for ties with Taiwan.

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00:00St. Lucia's ruling party has maintained its legislative majority in elections this week,

00:06meaning the country's prime minister is set to stay in power.

00:09The governing Labour Party won at least 13 out of 17 seats in the legislature's lower house.

00:16During the campaign, Prime Minister Philippe Pierre called for stable economic management,

00:21while the opposition made the island's citizenship by investment program a central issue,

00:26advocating for more transparency.

00:27St. Lucia has official diplomatic relations with Taiwan and Pierre has been a consistent advocate for those ties.

00:35With his party's re-election, relations between the two countries will likely remain stable.

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