Ashton Dhaniram, left, Deoraj Basdeo, Jesse Hosein, Adesh Siriram and Tricia Hosein, shows their index fingers after voting at Charlieville Presbyterian School.
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SWWTU president-general Michael Annisette, centre, protests with port workers on Dock Road, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.
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Political activist Ravi Balgobin-Maharaj
Deputy CoP, Intelligence and Investigations, Suzette Martin, Insp Joshua Pierre and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Crime, Richard Smith, speak to the media outside the Tunapuna Police Station yesterday.
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PNM members celebrate the party’s victory at Balisier House after the results last night.
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UNC’s PRO, third from left, address members of the media at the UNC’s South Regional office at M Ramperad building , South Trunk Road, La Romaine yesterday. Also in picture, from left, are Dave Tancoo, Kadijah Ameen, and David Lee.
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Colm Imbert
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PNM candidate for La Horquetta/Talparo Foster Cummings after casting his vote in the General Election on Monday
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UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar addresses supporters at her constituency office in Siparia on Monday night after the results of the 2020 General Election were announced.
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UNC supporters display dissapointment after the results of the General Election at the party’s Sad UNC supporters at the UNC elections head office in Couva on last night.
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PNM Tobago East winner Ayanna Webster-Roy after voting yesterday.
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PNM San Fernando West candidate Faris Al-Rawi and his mother Dianne Seukeran after voting at the San Fernando West Secondary School yesterday.
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PNM San Fernando West candidate Faris Al-Rawi and his mother Dianne Seukeran after voting at the San Fernando West Secondary School today.
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Dr Roodal Moonilal and his wife Natasha wait in line to vote at the Gulf View Community Centre yesterday.
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Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith checks on the security put in place at the International School in Westmoorings during yesterday’s General Election Day activity.
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Ashton Dhaniram, left, Deoraj Basdeo, Jesse Hosein, Adesh Siriram and Tricia Hosein, shows their index fingers after voting at Charlieville Presbyterian School.
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SWWTU president-general Michael Annisette, centre, protests with port workers on Dock Road, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.
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Political activist Ravi Balgobin-Maharaj
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PNM supporters celebrate San Fernando East candidate Brian Manning’s victory on Navet Street, San Fernando on Monday night.
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The party earned 13, 062 votes more than the United National Congress (UNC), according to the official preliminary results released by the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) yesterday.
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Cordell Salandy
In the midst of an explosion of racial commentary on social media in the wake of the 2020 General Election result, an online petition for legislation against racism has been started and is circulating on social media.
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PNM members celebrate the party’s victory at Balisier House after the results last night.
KERWIN PIERRE
This was the declaration from Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley last night as the People’s National Movement secured a 22-19 seat victory over the United National Congress in the 2020 General Election.
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UNC’s PRO, third from left, address members of the media at the UNC’s South Regional office at M Ramperad building , South Trunk Road, La Romaine yesterday. Also in picture, from left, are Dave Tancoo, Kadijah Ameen, and David Lee.
Roberto Codallo
The recount of ballot boxes in the San Fernando West, St Joseph and Toco/Sangre Grande seats started yesterday, even as the United National Congress (UNC) announced it was compiling a list of alleged voter irregularities to take to the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC).
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The new People’s National Movement Cabinet is expected to be sworn in on Friday, party sources have indicated.
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PNM candidate for La Horquetta/Talparo Foster Cummings after casting his vote in the General Election on Monday
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The People’s National Movement will participate in any recount the United National Congress wants in any seat - but it won’t change the General Election results, says PNM general secretary Foster Cummings.
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UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar addresses supporters at her constituency office in Siparia on Monday night after the results of the 2020 General Election were announced.
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Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar seems likely to face yet another battle for the reins of her party following another defeat by the People’s National Movement in Monday’s General Election.
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United National Congress stalwarts Dr Suruj Rambachan and Dr Tim Gopeesingh are defending party leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar against social media calls that she steps down in the wake of her latest defeat in the 2020 General Election.
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UNC supporters display dissapointment after the results of the General Election at the party’s Sad UNC supporters at the UNC elections head office in Couva on last night.
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People’s National Movement, 22, United National Congress, 19 - but the UNC’s not conceding
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PNM Tobago East winner Ayanna Webster-Roy after voting yesterday.
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For the second consecutive General Election, the People’s National Movement (PNM) won the two Tobago seats - East and West.
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PNM San Fernando West candidate Faris Al-Rawi and his mother Dianne Seukeran after voting at the San Fernando West Secondary School yesterday.
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San Fernando West candidate Faris Al-Rawi has confirmed that the People’s National Movement (PNM) plans to file an election petition for the Princes Town constituency.
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PNM San Fernando West candidate Faris Al-Rawi and his mother Dianne Seukeran after voting at the San Fernando West Secondary School today.
Confident of winning today's general elections, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi says the United National Congress (UNC) is already on the back foot as the People's National Movement (PNM) plans to file an election petition for the Princes Town constituency.
"I am confident that we will be back in government tomorrow morning. In fact, tonight, " Al-Rawi said after casting his vote at the San Fernando West Secondary School this morning.
He said that as an attorney-at-law, he engaged in several election petitions over the year. He even fought his own election petition for which he said cost is still outstanding.
"The UNC has some $7 million in legal cost to pay the PNM, and the primary target was Faris Al-Rawi. I am very, very well familiar with what I need to do in terms of managing election petitions. There will be an election petition in this election for sure because Princes Town is lost, quite properly, so that is definitely a seat that will come to the PNM. But I do not want you to cover that necessarily today. That is for another event."
Al-Rawi said the PNM already spoke about this matter. While he did not want to talk more on the topic until the end of the elections, he said he is counting an additional seat for the PNM.
He said the voting process went quickly. As the 237th person to cast a ballot at that polling station just before midday, he believes this shows a good turnout of voters. While there were complaints by the UNC about the long wait by voters, but Al-Rawi summed it up to inexperience personnel at the Gulf View Community Centre polling station. He said there is always is a high voter turnout in San Fernando West and it seems that the numbers will be par for previous elections.
Al-Rawi said his campaign team spotted a few irregularities before the elections began, such as poll cards issued in the wrong place and political advertisements near polling stations.
"I have to condemn the UNC's continued advertisements. There are signboards that are running in contravention to the law today. I mean digital and electronic signboards. There is one particular advocate for Gulf View who insisted that she located herself in the line from 6 am until the police just removed her a short while ago. That is contrary to election rules, and I want to warn the UNC that they have to obey the rules. As simple as wearing your mask or observing election rules under the law. Those are things that cannot be tolerated, and those are a few of the blots that we have noticed today."
Al-Rawi said the PNM is careful about the aftermath of the elections, acknowledging that COVID-19 remains an issue. He said while they observe the public health protocols, he was shocked at the UNC's disregard for it.
"We will be in our respective zones. There will be no mass gathering at Balisier House as is traditional. When we obtain our victory tonight, that is not on the cards. We are keeping within the parameters of the protocols.
"It was quite shocking; somebody sent me a picture of me passing by one of my opponent, Sean sobers, and I was amazed that at the UNC camp, nobody wears a mask. It is very, very different if you come to our head office and structures. We are just not in that position, so we are taking the COVID situation very seriously."
While the elections goes without CARICOM or Commonwealth observers, Al-Rawi said there is a heavy police presence, polling agents are inside the voting areas, and the media are monitoring the process. He also expressed confidence in the Elections and Boundaries Commission and that the country could manage its elections safely.
"I remind you, at the local government elections, we never have complaints. I do not think it is an absolute necessity that there is CARICOM or Commonwealth observers. The invitation was made; they said they could not afford it, nor would they manage it in the COVID period. It is not that Prime Minister Rowley did not want it, Prime Minister Rowley offer it, volunteered it, it was not accepted."
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