Shaky Jamaica Election Results
The Jamaica election has come and gone. The Jamaica Labour Party(JLP) won defeating thePeoples National Party(PNP), 31-29 initially but after recounts the results now stand at 33-27. There has been some issues in Eastern Hanover and South East St. Mary that remain unresolved. The results in these constituencies now favouring the JLP are shaky to say the least. In Eastern Hanover, where less than 100 votes decided the winner the problems with which ballots to count continued in the supreme court up until yesterday. In the South East St. Mary ,where less than 100 votes again decided the winner, two boxes where not counted, by mistake or design now one really knows, neither in the first count and the official recount. Now that issue is before the court, whether or not the boxes should be counted.
There is also the problem of dual citizenship court actions hanging over the head of Daryl Vaz of Western Portand and Shahine Robinson of North Eastern St. Ann. We can only hope that this can be resolved quickly as both have been named Ministers of State.
In effect if the JLP was to lose out in all four situations, the PNP would be back in power and the prophets, Phinn and company would be redeemed and they could redraw their apology. If the JLP were to lose out in three of four of those situations we would have the dreaded 30-30 tie. Deadlock in the house and the land. Of course all it would take is one person to walk across the divide. Interesting times lie ahead until those issues are resolved
There is also the problem of dual citizenship court actions hanging over the head of Daryl Vaz of Western Portand and Shahine Robinson of North Eastern St. Ann. We can only hope that this can be resolved quickly as both have been named Ministers of State.
In effect if the JLP was to lose out in all four situations, the PNP would be back in power and the prophets, Phinn and company would be redeemed and they could redraw their apology. If the JLP were to lose out in three of four of those situations we would have the dreaded 30-30 tie. Deadlock in the house and the land. Of course all it would take is one person to walk across the divide. Interesting times lie ahead until those issues are resolved
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