Regional
UNC LED BY KAMALA PERSAD-BISSESSAR WINS GENERAL ELECTIONS
The opposition in Trinidad and Tobago, Peoples National Movement (PNM) has won yesterday’s election returning Kamala Persad-Bissessar to office as Prime Minister.
It was late Monday night when the UNC declared victory after unofficial preliminary results showed that the party had won half of the seats in the House of Representatives.
As official results continued to come in, it was clear that the UNC would form the next government in the twin island state.
Bissessar told the excited party supporters “We have a lot of work ahead of us” “When UNC wins, we all win.”
Running against the incumbent, Stuart Young who only held the post of Prime Minister for one month when the then Prime Minister Keith Rowley stepped down after 10 years, the Peoples’ National Movement (PNM) conceded defeat. Political leader Dr Keith Rowley, stated as he conceded ‘Tonight is not a good night for the PNM but it might be a good night for Trinidad and Tobago. By all accounts, things went very well.”
Votes are still being counted however at this time the results are UNC 27 PMN 12.