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December 15, 2025

What’s Behind SVG’s Biggest Political Shift in 24 Years?

Godwin Friday of the moderate New Democratic Party last month became St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ first new prime minister in 24 years. // File Photo: Government of Japan via CC BY 4.0.

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Kenton X. Chance, executive editor of iWitness News in St. Vincent and the Grenadines: “The election of the New Democratic Party (NDP), headed by Godwin Friday, truly marks the end of an era. The electorate rejected Ralph Gonsalves and his Unity Labour Party (ULP) by almost the widest possible margin. This represents an almost total rejection of Gonsalves and his style of leadership, which had dominated governance and the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for an entire generation. Friday’s government is expected to deepen ties with SVG’s traditional allies, including the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, while maintaining the strong ties that the country has built with Cuba. Interestingly…”

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