Grenada elections update: Tillman Thomas trailing in poll, change predicted

Incumbent Grenada Prime Minister.,Tillman Thomas. PHOTO/File

The main opposition New National Party (NNP) is likely to win the February 19 general elections with more seats than it had before it was swept out of power in 2008, according to new opinion poll results published on Monday.

The poll conducted by the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Research Services Inc., (CADRES) predicts that the NNP, which lost the 2008 election by an 11-4 margin, is benefitting from an 11 percent swing away from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of incumbent Prime Minister Tillman Thomas.

According to the results of the poll more Grenadians are in favor of former prime minister and NNP leader Dr. Keith Mitchell heading a government than Mr. Thomas.

The poll conducted between January 18-21 after Prime Minister Thomas announced the date for the general election, shows that “57 percent of Grenadians would prefer Dr. Keith Mitchell to be their Prime Minister, while 33 percent would prefer Mr. Thomas to remain as Prime Minister”.

“The major political finding of the survey is that there has been a decisive swing against the governing NDC which CADRES measured at 11 percent. -(CMC)