sentences:  In 2004 Prime Minister Pierre Charles died and was succeeded by Minister of Education Roosevelt Skerrit.On 7 April Skerrit announced that the elections would take place on 5 May.Altogether 47 candidates stood in the elections; 21 candidates from the United Workers' Party, 19 from the Dominica Labour Party, 3 from the Dominica Progressive Party, 2 from the Dominica Freedom Party and 2 independents.