As Antigua and Barbuda prepares for its upcoming general election, a sharp political clash has erupted, with sitting Prime Minister Gaston Browne calling into question the opposition’s public display of cohesion. During an interview on Pointe FM’s popular Browne and Browne Show, the incumbent leader made bold claims about the internal state of the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP), arguing that the unified front the party presents to voters is nothing more than a carefully constructed false narrative.
Browne emphasized that despite the UPP’s coordinated public appearances and campaign messaging designed to project a united team to the electorate, the party is actually fractured by deep-seated internal rifts. “They are totally disunited but pretending as though they have a team,” Browne stated plainly during the live radio segment, directly challenging the opposition’s branding ahead of the polls.
Beyond allegations of disunity, Browne also pointed to systemic coordination failures within the opposition bloc. He claimed that rather than operating as a cohesive, aligned political unit working toward shared campaign goals, individual UPP members prioritize their own independent agendas. This lack of aligned strategy, he argued, further undermines the opposition’s ability to present a viable alternative to his governing administration ahead of the upcoming vote.