Jamaicans will vote in a general election on December 29.
Nomination Day is December 12.
“I want you to have a happy Christmas, a merry Christmas. So we break for the Christmas period, but by the 28th you back on the road, and by the 29th you put your vote in the box, happy New Year, government in place, back on track, ready for work, ready for progress, ready for development, ready for a positive future,” Holness told JLP supporters.
Holness, who at 39 is the country's youngest prime minister, is gambling that Jamaicans want a fresh start. He made a pitch for undecided voters.
"I want to assure those at the crossroads tonight. I want to assure you that in this leader you have a fair leader, one who understands the issues,” he stated.
Holness is the successor to veteran politician Bruce Golding who resigned earlier in the year under pressure from his own party. His handling of the extradition matter of drug kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke was the straw that broke his back.
The JLP’s main challenge will come from the People's National Party (PNP) led by former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who said on Saturday her party is ready for the political fight.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who became the country's new leader a little more than two months, announced the date Sunday at a huge political meeting of his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in Central Manchester.
Nomination Day is December 12.
“I want you to have a happy Christmas, a merry Christmas. So we break for the Christmas period, but by the 28th you back on the road, and by the 29th you put your vote in the box, happy New Year, government in place, back on track, ready for work, ready for progress, ready for development, ready for a positive future,” Holness told JLP supporters.
Holness, who at 39 is the country's youngest prime minister, is gambling that Jamaicans want a fresh start. He made a pitch for undecided voters.
"I want to assure those at the crossroads tonight. I want to assure you that in this leader you have a fair leader, one who understands the issues,” he stated.
Holness is the successor to veteran politician Bruce Golding who resigned earlier in the year under pressure from his own party. His handling of the extradition matter of drug kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke was the straw that broke his back.
The JLP’s main challenge will come from the People's National Party (PNP) led by former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who said on Saturday her party is ready for the political fight.
“I have the best team. I have a blend of experience and wisdom and you are looking at not a weak, weak leader,” Simpson Miller stated.
There are 63 seats in the Jamaican Parliament. The JLP held 32 seats in the just dissolved Parliament with the PNP holding 28.
It doesn't look like an easy task for any party. A Jamaica Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson national poll suggesting that both parties locked in a statistical dead heat.
There are 63 seats in the Jamaican Parliament. The JLP held 32 seats in the just dissolved Parliament with the PNP holding 28.
It doesn't look like an easy task for any party. A Jamaica Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson national poll suggesting that both parties locked in a statistical dead heat.
The survey said 29 per cent of voters say they would mark their ballots for the JLP, while 32 per cent would vote for the PNP.
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