Al Jazeera "Antigua's ruling party has managed to stay in power, but with a weakened majority in parliament, following an election shadowed by the Stanford financial scandal.
According to preliminary results posted on Friday the United Progressive party (UPP) led by prime minister Baldwin Spencer won nine of 17 parliamentary seats in Thursday's vote.
Before the election, Spencer's party held 12 seats in parliament.
The opposition Antigua Labour party, lead by Lester Bird, a former prime minister, won seven seats. It had four from the previous parliamentary poll.
Bird defeated Errol Cort, the finance minister, taking back his constituency after losing his seat in 2004."
According to preliminary results posted on Friday the United Progressive party (UPP) led by prime minister Baldwin Spencer won nine of 17 parliamentary seats in Thursday's vote.
Before the election, Spencer's party held 12 seats in parliament.
The opposition Antigua Labour party, lead by Lester Bird, a former prime minister, won seven seats. It had four from the previous parliamentary poll.
Bird defeated Errol Cort, the finance minister, taking back his constituency after losing his seat in 2004."
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