US EditionOpposition wins Trinidad and Tobago election, returning Persad-Bissessar as PM
- The opposition United National Congress won Trinidad and Tobago's parliamentary elections Monday, returning Kamla Persad-Bissessar as prime minister.
- The election came after Stuart Young assumed the role of prime minister last month, following Keith Rowley's departure after a decade leading the country.
- The vote involved about 1.1 million eligible voters choosing 41 parliamentary seats amid economic and security challenges, including rising gang violence and an economic downturn.
- Persad-Bissessar, 73, pledged higher public wages and pension protections but faced criticism from Young, who said her $2 billion wage increase plan was unaffordable and called it false promises.
- The UNC's victory implies a shift in governance as Persad-Bissessar said, "We have a lot of work ahead of us," highlighting ongoing economic and security issues in the twin-island nation.
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Kamla Persad-Bissessar returns to power in ‘decisive victory’ in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago’s United National Congress has ended its nearly 10-year-political drought and returned to the helm of governance after party leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar staged the biggest political comeback in the country’s history.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar will be the next prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, a small English-speaking archipelago located in front of Venezuela, announced Tuesday the election commission that confirmed previous party announcements. Persad-Bissessarque’s National Congress (UNC), which returns to power a decade after being prime minister, rose as the leading party in the parliamentary elections. According to the preliminary count, the United Nat…
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Opposition leader confirmed winner of Trinidad elections
Trinidad and Tobago's centrist former prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will return as leader of the Caribbean nation after her party's victory in Monday's parliamentary election, the electoral commission confirmed Tuesday.
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Denver GazetteKamla Persad-Bissessar returns to power in ‘decisive victory’ in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago’s United National Congress has ended its nearly 10-year-political drought and returned to the helm of governance after party leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar staged the biggest political comeback in the country’s history.
Trinidad and Tobago Elects New Leadership as Economy and Security Woes Deepen
Trinidad and Tobago’s 2025 general election has ended a decade of rule by the leftist People’s National Movement (PNM). The centrist United National Congress (UNC), led by Kamla Persad-Bissessar, secured 25 seats in the 41-member House of Representatives. The PNM fell to 14 seats, while the more nationalist Tobago People’s Party took two. Persad-Bissessar, who […]
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