Dominican Prime

Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, who is seeking to have his ruling Dominica Labour

Party (DLP) win a fifth consecutive term in office, says general elections will

be held in the county “within 100 days”.

Speaking at a public

meeting on Sunday night in La Plaine, a village located on the eastern side of

the island, Skerrit, 47, told supporters that they should be getting ready for

the poll that is constitutionally due by March next year. But political

observers believe the poll would be held later this year.

“I certainly could

not have said this two weeks ago that general elections in the Commonwealth of

Dominica will be held within the next 100 days. So, you could do your maths,

get your calendars out and check within 100 days for elections in Dominica. The

time is drawing nigh,” Skerrit told supporters.

“The time is getting

closer. I can tell you we have everything in place as far as the Dominica

Labour Party is concerned for the next general election.”

In the last general

election on December 8, 2014, Skerrit led the DLP to a 15-6 victory over the

main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) led by Lennox Linton, who was making

his first outing as head of a political party.

If Skerrit wins the

next general election, it will be his fourth consecutive victory having become

prime minister on January 8, 2004, following the death of then prime minister

Pierre Charles.