NASSAU, Bahamas, May 12, CMC- More than 209,000 people have been registered to vote in Tuesday’s general election that Prime Minister Phillip Davis called ahead of the constitutional deadline hoping to become the first administration in more than a decade to win consecutive terms in office.
No political party has formed the government for two consecutive terms since 1997, when Hubert Ingraham led the Free National Movement (FNM) to victory after toppling the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) in 1992.
Davis had guided his PLP to power in the September 16, 2021 general election, winning 32 of the 39 seats with the remainder going to the then ruling FNM.
This time around, there are 41 seats at stake in the election with 25 of the 41 constituencies being located on New Providence. Grand Bahama accounts for five, while the remaining constituencies span the Family Islands, with some districts covering multiple islands and cays.
For the first time Bahamians will use biometric voting cards that the government said is intended to modernise the electoral system, but the opposition FNM saying it is part of the efforts to steal the elections.
The elections are being monitored by several observer teams including from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
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