2023 Dominican presidential election explained
| Country: | Dominica |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Dominican presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | 27 September 2023 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 2028 Dominican presidential election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Nominee1: | Sylvanie Burton |
| Party1: | Dominica Labour Party |
| Electoral Vote1: | 20 |
| Percentage1: | 80% |
| Nominee2: | Anette Sanford |
| Electoral Vote2: | 5 |
| Percentage2: | 20% |
| Party2: | United Workers' Party (Dominica) |
| President |
| Before Election: | Charles Savarin |
| Before Party: | Dominica Labour Party |
| After Election: | Sylvanie Burton |
| After Party: | Dominica Labour Party |
An indirect presidential election was held on 27 September 2023 to elect the next President of Dominica.[1] [2] [3]
President Charles Savarin was ineligible for re-election, the Constitution of Dominica prohibiting him from a third term.[4]
Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit of the Dominica Labour Party proposed Sylvanie Burton as a candidate, making her the likely first woman president and first of the indigenous Kalinago community.[5] [6]
Sylvanie Burton however did not receive the support of opposition leader Jesma Paul-Victor, making an election by unanimity impossible. Skerrit thus informed the parliament of the situation on 12 September, triggering an election two weeks later between Burton and the candidate of the opposition, Anette Sanford, who is also a Kalinago woman[7] [8] [9]
Burton was elected on 27 September, and was sworn in on 2 October.
Notes and References
- Web site: 2023-09-12 . PM announces that opposition leader not in favour of presidential choice, other nominations to be submitted within the next 14 days . 2023-09-12 . Dominica News Online . en-US.
- Web site: Dominica: Lack of support for first female head of state nominee . 2023-09-12 . Loop News . en.
- Web site: 25 September 2023. Admin. 21 September 2023. en. Team Unity endorses PM's nominee for president; describes opposition nomination as 'a gross partisan political mistake'. Dominica News Online. .
- News: 2023-02-07 . President Savarin's second term to end in October . en-US . Dominica News Online . 2023-08-16.
- Web site: 2023-05-18 . Nominee for President's replacement confirmed by PM . 2023-09-05 . Dominica News Online . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-09-01 . Le gouvernement de la Dominique souhaite nommer une femme d'origine Kalinago chef d'État de l'île . 2023-09-05 . Martinique la 1ère . fr-FR.
- Web site: 12 September 2023. en. Dominica: Lack of support for first female head of state nominee. Loop News. .
- https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/pm-announces-that-opposition-leader-not-in-favour-of-presidential-choice-other-nominations-to-be-submitted-within-the-next-14-days/
- https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/opposition-leader-jesma-paul-victor-nominates-anette-sanford-as-her-choice-for-dominicas-presidency/ Opposition leader Jesma Paul Victor Nominates Anette Sanford as her choice for Dominica’s Presidency
