Asking FLEX and KIFFO the Right Questions Before Elections

ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS • Choiseul/Saltibus Elections 2025

Welcome

Asking the right questions to engage candidates and think critically about our constituency’s future.

1) Vision & Leadership

• What is your five-year vision for Choiseul/Saltibus?
• How does it differ from your opponent’s—and why trust yours?
• When party interests clash with people’s needs, what guides you?

2) Development & Infrastructure

• Which projects will create sustainable local jobs?
• Roads, water, facilities: what are your priorities and maintenance plans?
• How will you attract investment without harming culture or environment?

3) Education, Youth & Skills

• How will you expand access to tech, training, and entrepreneurship?
• What structures will include youth in decisions beyond election season?
• What’s your plan for underemployment among young men?

4) Environment & Climate Resilience

• What’s your hurricane/erosion resilience plan for coastal & rural areas?
• How will you protect ecosystems while developing?
• What’s your stance on sustainable agriculture and food security?

5) Accountability & Transparency

• Will you publish an annual MP report?
• How will you ensure transparency for constituency funds?
• Give one example of choosing people over party—what happened?

6) Community & Representation

• How will you serve all polling divisions—not just supporters?
• What’s your plan to bridge divisions and resolve conflicts?
• How will you amplify voices of elderly, farmers, single parents, and the poor?

7) Integrity & Character

• Why should voters trust you?
• What shows integrity and empathy in your record?
• How do you handle criticism from those who oppose you?

Final Thought

Let’s move beyond slogans and colours. True democracy begins when we question, listen, and think before we vote.