Trinidad & Tobago: Former PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar re-elected leader of opposition UNC party

Former Trinidad & Tobago prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has been re-elected as the leader of the opposition United National Congress (UNC) party after her main challenger had earlier this month announced that he was no longer contesting the leadership if the party.

According to the preliminary results released Monday by the party’s election management committee, Persad-Bissessar, who sought a fresh mandate from the party supporters even though she still had at least 1 year on her position as party leader, received 20,328 votes.
She easily defeated legislator and former government minister Christine Newallo, who polled 114 votes.

Persad-Bissessar, who was at the helm of the UNC when it lost the 2015 general election to current Prime Minister, Keith Rowley and his People’s National Movement (PNM) said she felt confident that her team of new faces and those with experience will be able to come to put the party on a road to victory. (CMC)