Jamaica winning party gains in election recount

[hedgetrimmer]

Source: http://www.scotsman.com/

By Horace Helps

KINGSTON (Reuters) - The opposition Jamaica Labour Party gained another seat in parliament on Wednesday in ongoing recounts of Monday's election which ended the 18-year reign of the ruling People's National Party.

Elections officials said the JLP had won 33 seats in Jamaica's 60-seat parliament compared to 27 for the PNP, which had been seeking a record fifth consecutive term.

Election workers across Jamaica have been recounting ballots for two days after the preliminary election-night tally gave the JLP a narrow 31-29 win. The final count was expected on Thursday.

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, Jamaica's first female leader, refused to concede defeat on election night but a day later issued a statement saying she accepted the preliminary results while reserving the right to launch legal challenges. It was interpreted by local media as a concession.



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[yava]

1. vote recount

Too back the ruling part in Jamaica did not pack their supreme court with buddies to avoid a recount. They should look at how their big brother neighbor boss stays in power :)

[hedgetrimmer]

2. ahhh - you see the whole thing is not yet destroyed globally -n/t

[Sgent]

3. Just a FYI

PNP = ruling party, the left leaning party
JLP = current opposition party (just won), right leaning party

Note that right leaning is a relative term as they are both left of most Democrats