Dr. Morella Joseph is a

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in the

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island nation of

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. After the unexpected resignation of Vaughan Lewis, Joseph was elected to the position in October 2000 and became the leader of Saint Lucia's United Workers' Party. In the elections of the same year, Morella she ran for a seat in the

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but was defeated by the candidate of the

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Political Leaders of The United Workers Party of Saint Lucia
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