NASSAU, Bahamas, May 12, CMC – Prime Minister Phillip Davis guided his ruling Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to a record second consecutive term in office after it swept Tuesday’s general election he had called ahead of the constitutional deadline.
No political party has ever formed the government for two consecutive terms since 1997, when Hubert Ingraham led the then ruling Free National Movement (FNM) to victory after toppling the PLP in 1992.
Davis had guided his PLP to power in the September 16, 2021 general election, winning 32 of the 39 seats and while the Parliamentary Registration Department (PRD) is yet to release the full results, the PLP is on scheduled to win another significant majority in the 41 seat parliament, with the FNM leader, Michael Pintard conceding that the “result was not what we had hoped for”.
Among the casualties of the election is former prime minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, who contested the election as an independent candidate for the Killarney seat after the FNM decided against supporting his candidature.
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