A historic political shift is on the rise as the New Democratic Party (NDP) has won St Vincent and the Grenadines’ 2025 general election, ending more than 25 years outside the country’s top leadership.

Party leader Dr Godwin Friday is set to become the nation’s seventh prime minister since independence in 1979, following a closely fought race against long-serving former Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.

According to St Vincent Times, the NDP secured 11 parliamentary seats early in the vote count, decisively bringing an end to Gonsalves’ lengthy tenure in office.

As Dr Friday prepares to form a new government, Vincentians are expected to turn their attention to his administration’s policy agenda and how the new prime minister plans to tackle the island’s economic and social priorities.

Source: Jamaica Observer

Good riddance.

Congrats to the NDP

A progressive voice in the region, but sometimes we overstay our welcome. Whether you are doing good or bad, time normally catches up with you. Hope that the new leadership do good for St.Vincent, and also be a voice of "regional reason."

@Besar

Like Ralph, but the country did not show enough progress for that long a reign, did Shallow contest the elections?

@Slipfeeler

I met Ralph in Vincy, he was also Taylor Hall Chairman and Guild President at UWI, his early governing training and experience helped his career in government.

I spend some time in Vincy and personally, I think that he has been in office for over 25 years due to perceived weak opposition parties by the Vincy peeps. However, we will miss his regional voice, now madam Caribbean PM will have to carry the burden alone.