Guyana’s President Dr Irfaan Ali has congratulated the newly elected Prime Minister of Grenada, 44-year-old Dickon Mitchell.
In a brief statement on his Facebook page, President Ali commented “On behalf of the Government and People of Guyana, I extend congratulations to Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell on his electoral victory.”
Newly elected PM of Grenada, Attorney Dickon Mitchell
“I look forward to working with you and your Government, as we advance our agenda to build a united and strong Caribbean Community.”
Mitchell’s National Democratic Congress has the majority of 9 seats to the former Prime Minister’s New National Party’s 6 seats.
However, the incumbent Dr Keith Mitchell served as Grenada’s Prime Minister for six (6) terms. He won two consecutive elections in 2013 and 2018 with a clean sweep at the polls.
President Dr Irfaan Ali
Prior to the elections, Dr Mitchell predicted his party might lose a few of the 15 seats it held for the last two terms, but would win the elections.
It turned out he was right about losing a few seats but wrong about winning the elections as attorney Dickon Mitchell sent him to the political cemetery in Grenada, earlier than he anticipated.
Dickson Mitchell, a former Hugh Wooding Law student became a political leader on October 31, 2021. Just over 84,000 Grenadians were registered to vote in the recent elections.
