![THE LELIA EFFECT [11TH NOVEMBER 2025] - If Sir John Compton had picked Nurse Lelia Harracksingh to be the UWP Micoud South candidate in 1997, Saint Lucian history might be totally different. Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet might be more secure in his safe seat today. But that is not what happened. Now, 27 years after Nurse Lelia was sidelined by the UWP, her legacy is creating momentum for her daughter’s Labour candidacy to possibly unseat the opposition leader and send the United Workers Party back to the drawing board for a new leader.](https://www.replay.gp/wp-content/plugins/youtube-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
THE LEGACY OF NURSE LELIA HARRACKSINGH MAY HAUNT CHASTANET
THE LELIA EFFECT [11TH NOVEMBER 2025] – If Sir John Compton had picked Nurse Lelia Harracksingh to be the UWP Micoud South candidate in 1997, Saint Lucian history might be totally different. Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet might be more secure in his safe seat today. But that is not what happened. Now, 27 years after Nurse Lelia was sidelined by the UWP, her legacy is creating momentum for her daughter’s Labour candidacy to possibly unseat the opposition leader and send the United Workers Party back to the drawing board for a new leader.
