{"id":1688,"date":"2017-05-11T03:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T03:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.net\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2017-07-23T17:36:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T17:36:10","slug":"opposition-wins-bahamas-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/opposition-wins-bahamas-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition wins Bahamas election"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Caribbean News Service<\/strong>) \u2014 Dr. Hubert Minnis led the main opposition party to victory on Wednesday, ousting the ruling party in General Elections.<\/p>

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Prime Minister Perry Christie, who was seeking a second consecutive term, conceded defeat after exit polls projected a major win for the opposition Free National Movement (FNM).<\/p>\n

Just before 9 p.m. (local time), Christie issued the following statement to the media:<\/p>

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\u201cI called Dr. Hubert Minnis earlier this evening to congratulate him on his party\u2019s victory. I understand, as perhaps few others, the challenges that await Dr. Minnis, and I wish him only success on behalf of our nation. He has my full support for a full transition.<\/p>

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\u201cIt has been an honour and a privilege to serve as the Prime Minister of this great nation. I want to express my deepest gratitude to the Bahamian people for that opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo those who served alongside me, I thanked them for their dedication to our shared ideals.<\/p>

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\u201cMay God bless us all and may God bless The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The margin of victory for the FNM in the parliamentary elections was not immediately clear but the party won all five constituencies on Grand Bahama. Official results are expected Thursday.<\/p>

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The mood tonight in the PLP camp was the complete opposite to that in the FNM camp, where thousands of jubilant supporters, decked out in the party\u2019s colour of red, gathered for Minnis\u2019 address to a victory rally.<\/p>

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The PLP and the FNM have dominated political life in the Bahamas since it won independence from Britain in 1973.<\/p>\n

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