“Confident that we have delivered what we had promised and the need to carry on with the normal business of government, today I advise the Governor General to dissolve the Parliament of Saint Lucia tomorrow, Monday 10th November 2025, and to issue writs of election to pave the way for the general election,” Pierre announced. “The general election will be held on Monday 1st December 2025. Nomination day will be Friday 21st November 2025. I thank you.”
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has announced that Saint Lucians will go to the polls on Monday, December 1, 2025, to elect a new government. The announcement came during a national address on Sunday evening, setting the stage for what is expected to be one of the most competitive general elections in recent history.
Pierre explained the constitutional framework guiding the timing of the election.
“This would mean that general elections are constitutionally due for the latest three months after the first sitting of Parliament, which was held on 12 August 2021,” he said. “In effect, general elections are not constitutionally due until November 12, 2026.”
However, the Prime Minister said he felt confident in the government’s record of delivery and believed it was time to return to the people for a renewed mandate.
In the same address, Pierre made a major revelation regarding the long-delayed St. Jude Hospital reconstruction project.
“The construction of the buildings at St. Jude Hospital are completed. The hospital is ready to be commissioned. We’ll begin phase one of the transition in the next few days.”
The Prime Minister linked the hospital’s completion to his government’s broader commitment to equitable development and improved public health.
“When we implemented universal health care, we did so to ensure that no pregnant mother was denied basic maternal care and that our people could be screened for non-communicable diseases free of charge,” Pierre said.
He emphasized that the government’s achievements extended beyond physical infrastructure.
“We did so because development needed to reach every community, from Dennery to Soufrière, from Choiseul to Babonneau,” he stated. “That is delivery. That is progress with a purpose. That is putting people first.”
Pierre also reflected on the values that underpin his administration’s vision for national progress.
“True development is not only measured in dollars and concrete. It is measured in fairness, justice, and equality,” he said. “This is why we advance our nation’s justice system, building modern police headquarters, upgrading fire stations, and moving courageously towards our ascension to the Caribbean Court of Justice.”
He concluded by describing these milestones as part of a broader assertion of national sovereignty. “By doing so, we reaffirmed our independence, not just in words, but in action,” Pierre affirmed.