PM announces September 16 general election

The next general election will be held on September 16, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced today.

“I have advised the governor general to issue the writs of election, which will be held on Thursday, September 16th, 2021,” he said during a national address.

Minnis said it is time for the Bahamian people to choose who will lead them in the post-pandemic era.

“Earlier today Parliament was dissolved,” he said. “It is time for you, the people, to choose who you will elect to form the next government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.”

Minnis added: “…As a result of our country reaching the goal of securing the vaccines we need, it is now time for the Bahamian people to choose who they want to lead them as we move toward vaccinating every Bahamian who wishes to be vaccinated.

“Your next government will have key decisions to make in enacting post-pandemic public health legislation.

“Your next government will have to make other key decisions to build on the robust economic growth started on our watch. Your next government will have to make important decisions on rebuilding and renewing a post-COVID-19 Bahamas.

“A new mandate is needed to ensure that a government is in place to do this difficult work over the long term as we are reaching a critical turning point in the pandemic.”

Minnis said his government’s goal is for The Bahamas to be one of the most vaccinated small-island developing countries in the world.

In total, including doses received and those arriving in the coming weeks, The Bahamas was able to secure well in excess of 550,000 doses of the lifesaving vaccines, Minnis noted.

The last general election was held on May 10, 2017. The upcoming election will come eight months ahead of when an election had to be called.

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