Jamaica People's National Party secures big poll win

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Source: BBC

Jamaica's opposition People's National Party has secured a big election victory after a campaign dominated by the economy.

The result means a return by veteran PNP politician Portia Simpson Miller to the post of prime minister.

Current PM Andrew Holness said it was a "humbling" defeat for his Jamaica Labour Party. <snip>

Despite forecasts of a close race, preliminary official results showed that Mrs Simpson Miller's party had won 41 seats out of 63 for a big majority in parliament.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16352120

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