Prime Minister Gaston Browne has alleged that United Progressive Party Chairman D. Gisele Isaac privately believes her party will lose the upcoming general election and intends to resign from her position in the aftermath.
According to Antigua News Room, Browne made the claims during an appearance on Pointe FM, asserting that the opposition is ill-prepared and not positioned to win the April 30 polls.
"I think they themselves recognize that they can't win, because they did not prepare themselves to win," Browne said.
The prime minister claimed that Isaac had confided in close associates that the UPP faces a significant defeat and is unlikely to secure more than a few seats. "She said that… they'll be lucky if they win no more than three seats," Browne said, adding that Isaac had also raised the possibility of the party losing all of its seats.
Browne further alleged that Isaac indicated she would step down as chairman once the results are in. "He said… immediately after the elections, after the UPP would have lost, that she will resign," Browne told listeners, noting that the remarks were relayed to him by a third party.
Anticipating a denial from Isaac, Browne stood firmly behind his account. "I expect her to come and say what I say is not true… but the people… trust me to talk the truth," he said.
The prime minister also characterised the opposition as increasingly desperate in the final days of campaigning, suggesting the party would make sweeping promises to voters that he described as unrealistic. "There's desperation taking place within that party. They're going to promise everything," Browne said, adding that many of the proposals would be "not doable."
The remarks come as campaigning intensifies ahead of the general election, with both major parties presenting competing platforms on economic policy, taxation, and cost-of-living relief.
