During the previous election held in March 2018, the NNP, led by prime minister Keith Mitchell, was re-elected to a fifth term.

[7] She resigned in November 2020 for health reasons, with deputy leader Adrian Thomas taking charge in the interim period.

The prime minister assured that the presence of both observer missions provided "transparency and confidence to the electoral process".

At the same time, he urged the incoming prime minister to consider preserving programs implemented by the NNP government, which he said delivered a significant benefit to ordinary Grenadians.

[24] Mitchell was congratulated by foreign leaders, including Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel[25] and the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves.