Bird concedes defeat as Antiguan prime minister

PRIME Minister Lester Bird conceded defeat yesterday in a general election marked by corruption charges, ending a family dynasty that has dominated Antigua for half a century.

Bird concedes defeat as Antiguan prime minister

The Caribbean island's new leader, union leader Baldwin Spencer, danced a traditional jig to a calypso beat and promised to punish "crimes against the people".

With all votes counted, preliminary results showed Spencer's United Progressive Party swept to victory with 12 of 17 parliamentary seats. Mr Bird himself was unseated by Errol Cort, a former attorney general fired by Mr Bird in 2001.

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