Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley secures third consecutive term after Barbados Labor Party wins all 30 parliamentary seats

Key facts

• Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley won a third consecutive term after her Barbados Labor Party captured all 30 seats in Parliament.
• The general election was held on Wednesday, with results announced by state-owned media.
• This marks the third occasion that the Barbados Labor Party alone secured every parliamentary seat.
• Mottley was challenged by Ralph Thorne of the Democratic Labor Party.
• Mottley expects Cabinet swearing-in on Monday and Parliament to reopen by the end of next week.
• Under Mottley, Barbados became a republic by cutting ties with Queen Elizabeth II in November 2021.
• United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio congratulated Mottley and pledged deeper cooperation against transnational crime.