Moses “Shyne” Barrow To Take Legal Action Against Election and Boundaries

The United Democratic Party (UDP), led by Moses “Shyne” Barrow, intends to take legal action against the Elections and Boundaries Commission (E&B) over what they call “unauthorised” use of its traditional red colour on the 2025 General Election ballot. This comes after the E&B declared on Wednesday that the traditional red colour will be allocated to all 41 candidates nominated on February 24 under the UDP banner.

In the application for judicial review, Barrow argues that the decision by the E&B Commission is unlawful and damages the party’s reputation. He stated, “There are persons purporting themselves to be members of the United Democratic Party who are not authorised by the Executive of the U.D.P. to be candidates or to act in anyway on behalf of the party.” He added, “The nature of this “passing off” I believe, is an attempt by those persons to capitalise on and enjoy the goodwill and reputation of the organisation to which I am leader.”

Barrow pointed out the risk of vote splitting and confusion among voters, potentially harming the UDP’s election prospects. He said the candidates under his leadership are having “serious and legitimate concerns and frustrations with me that there could be a potential “splitting of the vote” if persons who are not authorised to use the “traditional UDP red, including but not limited to the Alliance for Democracy Party, use the colours which are associated with the UDP.”

According to Barrow, despite his legal team’s multiple written objections, the E&B Commission has not responded. Barrow described the Commission’s actions as “an overreach and an abuse of power” and warned that this could undermine the fairness of the election process. He is now seeking judicial intervention to halt the misuse of the UDP’s likeness.