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Frederick promises new PM by Christmas but Pierre remains coy about the TV Presenter’s SLP Candidacy!

Former UWP Housing Minister Richard Frederick addresses last Sunday’s
SLP-organised protest demonstration in William Peter Boulevard.

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t last Sunday’s SLP-organised protest march, former UWP government minister, now talk-show host Richard Frederick, was perhaps the day’s only surprise. And for several reasons, especially his implied closeness to Kenny Anthony, and for some of his declarations. For instance: “I want you to tell Chastanet I say I will be coming up for the next elections.”

Although the next elections are constitutionally due in 2021, Mr. Frederick predicted there would be a change of prime minister way before that.

“I’m seeing down the line,” he said, “and I see for Christmas, I see for Christmas there’ll be the installation of a new prime minister in this country and Richard Frederick will lead the charge. I will lead the charge. I will!”

He seemed to say who would replace Mr. Allen Chastanet before 2016 is out: “I call on you, Phillip J Pierre. I shall support you to become prime minister. I say this without hesitation.”

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Meanwhile, at his party’s press conference on Wednesday, this was how Mr. Pierre responded to questions about the new relationship between the former UWP parliamentarian and the Labour Party:

“Richard Frederick spoke as an independent citizen on Sunday. Independent! Very independent.”

He added: “I am leader of the SLP. As we speak, we have six election candidates. I cannot read Mr. Richard Frederick’s mind. I’m not in a position to read Richard Frederick’s mind.”

Asked whether Mr. Frederick would be welcome among the SLP fold, Pierre was non-committal: “The SLP has a process by which it chooses its election candidates. Anybody who wants to run for the St. Lucia Labour party has to go through the process.”

Joshua St. Aimee

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