Monday, October 21, 2013

Local government elections underway in Trinidad - an indirect referendum of the Persad-Bissessar administration

Trinidadians are voting in local government elections on Monday following a bitter and acrimonious campaign reminiscent of a general election in this oil rich twin-island nation.

The latest opinion poll give the main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) the edge over the coalition People’s Partnership government for control of the 14 municipal bodies.

In the 2010 local general election, the coalition, led by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar won 11 of the 14 Councils

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