Grenada's prime minister to announce election date at October 4 rally
Dickon Mitchell says he will name the date in St Mark as the opposition New National Party organises to unseat his one-term government.
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada. Grenadians will learn the date of their next general election at a major rally on October 4, Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has said.
Speaking at a mini rally of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the weekend, Mr Mitchell said he would unveil the date next Sunday.
"We will be blowing the conch shell in St Mark on October 4th," he told supporters. "Once you're ready, and I'm ready, and we are ready, then it's you, me, us ready."
The main opposition New National Party (NNP) says it is organising to displace the government after its current single term.
General elections are not due until the middle of next year, but the political temperature has been rising in recent months as both parties complete the selection of candidates for the 15 constituencies. The NDC holds nine of the 15 seats.
Fourth regional poll this year
Once the date is named, Grenada's vote will be the fourth general election held in the 15-nation Caribbean Community this year.
In early February, Prime Minister Mia Mottley and the Barbados Labour Party won all 30 parliamentary seats for a record third consecutive time.
At the end of April, Prime Minister Gaston Browne and his Labour Party in Antigua and Barbuda took 15 of the 17 seats.
In mid-May, Prime Minister Phillip Davis and the Progressive Liberal Party won 33 of the 41 seats in The Bahamas, becoming the first party in nearly three decades to win back-to-back general elections there.
The results amount to a clean sweep for incumbent governments in the region so far this year.
