Trinidad and Tobago also hold local government Elections
Local Government elections were also held in Trinidad & Tobago on Monday. The latest result had both the ruling People’s National Movement and the main opposition United National Congress (UNC) claiming victory.
Preliminary figures showed the PNM, which controlled eight of the 14 municipal regions in the 2013 elections, won seven and tied with the UNC for another. The PNM won 83 electoral districts to the UNC’s 52.
However, opposition leader Kamla Persad Bissessar said the results shows the population was displeased with the Dr. Keith Rowley administration that won the 2015 general election. “Tonight I believe is a victory for the people of Trinidad and Tobago. We asked the people to send a message to the Government that there was so much pain and suffering, that time for change has come. We trust the Rowley Government received that message,” she added.
