A legal battle over dual citizenship, which potentially could have impacted his leadership of the country, has ended in victory for Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.
An opposition United Workers Party member, who was defeated in Dominica’s general elections of 2009, had asked the court to declare that Skerrit was illegally nominated to contest the polls because he held dual citizenship at the time.
However, High Court judge Gertel Thom ruled on Tuesday in favour of Skerrit, who is also leader of the Dominica Labour Party.
Had the court upheld the petition against Skerrit, he could have lost his position as a member of parliament and prime minister, possibly leading to the calling of fresh general elections in Dominica.
