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Mia Mottley Secures Third Term as BLP Sweeps All 30 Seats in Barbados

The new government will be sworn in on February 16 with parliament set to reconvene on February 20.

Overview

  • State media reported the Barbados Labour Party captured every seat in the 30-member parliament, returning Mottley to office.
  • This is the party’s third consecutive clean sweep, leaving the opposition without representation in the legislature.
  • Mottley told supporters her cabinet will take the oath on February 16 and the first parliamentary sitting will be held on February 20.
  • Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum congratulated Mottley and pledged to strengthen friendship and regional cooperation with Barbados and the Caribbean.
  • Mottley highlighted priorities in healthcare, public safety and transport, while maintaining her climate leadership agenda, including disaster finance reforms and a 2030 green-transition push.