By Alexander Britell
The
opposition New National Party has won Grenada’s national election in a
landslide.
Preliminary
results showed the NNP winning all 15 out of 15 seats contested, meaning a
return to power for NNP leader and former Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell, who
previously led the country from 1995 to 2008.
“We
are prepared to make a statement to confirm that the New National Party has
been victorious — 100 percent, all 15 seats in Parliament,” NNP spokesman Terry
Forrester told Caribbean Journal.
In
a statement on social media, the National Democratic Congress said it “wishes
to congratulate the NNP on their victory.”
“We
did it!” the NNP wrote in a post on its Facebook page. “We are ready to deliver
a better future for all.”
The
NDC’s loss followed a tumultuous 2012 that saw the resignation of a number of
Cabinet officials from Prime Minister Tillman Thomas’ government, most recently
Foreign Minister Karl Hood.
If
the results hold up, it would represent the second time Mitchell had led a
sweep of all 15 elected seats in Parliament. He led the NNP to a similar
victory in 1999.
SOURCE: http://www.caribjournal.com/
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