Belize: House Speaker Valerie Woods (PUP, centre) has rejected a no-confidence motion on Friday against PM John Briceño (PUP), filed by Opposition Leader Moses “Shyne” Barrow (UDP, centre-right), citing "improper motives" and unproven "assertions of malfeasance."

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#Belize, municipal elections today:

➤ Registered voters: 101,190
➤ Polls open: 7AM-6PM local
➤ Term: 3 years
➤ 4 parties, 163 candidates vying for 67 seats across 9 municipalities
➤ Voting system: FPTP
➤ Voting age: 18+

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#Belize: Polls are open in the 2024 Belizean municipal elections where voters will choose their representatives for 67 municipal seats. In 2021, the ruling PUP (centre) won a historic 65 out of 67 seats to the opposition UDP's (centre-right) 2 out of 67 seats. Military personnel, police officers, election day workers, ambassadors and diplomats living abroad are eligible to vote by proxy.

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#Belize: Polls have closed across Belize's seven towns and two cities in the 2024 Belizean municipal elections, where voters selected new mayors and councillors. Any voters still in line will be able to cast a vote. Preliminary results are expected later tonight.

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#Belize, municipal elections:

Capital City of Belmopan mayoral election - preliminary result

Pablo Cawich (PUP, centre): 58.3% (new) ✅
Jacqueline Burns (UDP, centre-right): 41.7% (+13.2)
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(+/- vs. 2021 election)

Pablo Cawich succeeds Sharon Palacio (PUP) as Mayor

#Belize, municipal elections:

Belize City mayoral election - preliminary result

Bernard Wagner (PUP, centre): 66.1% (+3.6) ✅
Nelma Mortis Jones (UDP, centre-right): 31.6% (new)
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(+/- vs. 2021 election)

Mayor Bernard Wagner is re-elected to a historic third term

#Belize, municipal elections:

9/9 mayors declared

PUP (centre): 8
UDP (centre-right): 1

PUP retained mayors in Belmopan, Belize City, Benque Viejo Del Carmen, Corozal, Dangriga, Orange Walk, Punta Gorda and San Pedro while UDP retained the San Ignacio/Santa Elena Mayor

#Belize, municipal elections:

58/58 council seats declared

PUP (centre): 53 (-4)
UDP (centre-right): 5 (+4)

(+/- vs 2021 result)

PUP won all council seats in Belmopan, Belize City, Benque, Corozal, Dangriga, Orange Walk, PG and San Pedro except San Ignacio/Santa Elena

#Belize, Toledo East by-election final result:

Martinez (PUP, Centre): 70.0% ✅️
Williams (UDP, Centre-right): 24.8%
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Osmond Reynaldo Martinez replaces Michael Espat (PUP), who passed away in April, as Toledo East MP. Martinez will be the first MP born in Honduras.

#Belize: Prime Minister John Briceño (PUP, centre) has advised Governor General Froyla Tzalam (*) to dissolve parliament, setting the stage for general elections on March 12, 2025. Briceño is seeking a second and final term before retiring.

#Belize: Prime Minister John Briceño's People's United Party (centre) has won 2/31 seats by acclamation after yesterday's nomination day for the March 12 general elections, with both warring opposition UDP (centre-right) factions failing to nominate candidates.