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3/13/2018 
ANOTHER CLEAN SWEEP!  
Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell led his New National Party (NNP) to an historic clean sweep of all 15 seats in a general election today, making it the third time he has achieved the feat in electoral politics in Grenada. The 71-year-old Mitchell, who led the NNP to a consecutive sweep following his 2013 victory, immediately called on the leadership of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to be part of the social partners that will chart the way forward for the tri-island state. “It feels good, the people of my country have shown the level of confidence in the way I have governed, it is a humbling experience,” Mitchell said after the preliminary results showed that the party had swept all the seats in Parliament. “Whatever achievement we have had I first have to give thanks to Almighty God and the people of this country,” Mitchell said, adding that the election was the “most stress free I have ever had in my 34 years in politics. Mitchell said he is convinced that if his administration is able to bring Grenadians, including the estimated 20,000 people who voted against the NNP together, then the country would be better off. He again dismissed the notion that the clean sweep would result in the government having a free hand in running the affairs of the country. “You can’t ignore that 20,000 people voted against you . . . the task is to bring that element into the decision making process,” he said, reiterating his call for the NDC to join the social partners in “dealing with the problems of the country”. He has already indicated he would be looking at the manifesto of the NDC adding “you could have the best ideas and you don’t have that team willing to reach out for different opinions, you are not going to be as successful as you should be. “The NDC will get a commitment from us to involve them. They refused before . . . but I hope with the present results more common sense will prevail,” Mitchell said adding that he had not yet received any congratulatory message from NDC leader Nazim Burke. Burke, who led the party into an election for the first time, failed to win the St George North East constituency losing to the NNP’s Tobias Clement 2,458 to 2,319 votes. Mitchell, who announced that a national rally will be held on Wednesday to celebrate the victory, said if he had to provide any advice to the NDC it would be to change the leadership so as to provide leadership in the country. Barbados-based political scientist and pollster, Peter Wickham, who had predicted an NNP victory, said that the NDC strategy “was flawed”. He said the party would have been better off campaigning on the promise of a “strong opposition” rather than trying to tell the population it would win the election given the results of the 2103 poll. “The mistake the NDC made is that they made people believe that they were winning,” Wickham said, adding that the results made it imperative for the “NDC to clean house”. Another political commentator, Ambrose Phillip, said the NDC has to “do some soul searching” adding it had underestimated the electorate. Mitchell has not given any indication as to the composition of his new Cabinet or when the members would be sworn in. Source: nnnews
 

 


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ANOTHER CLEAN SWEEP!  
I guess that Grenadians overwhelmingly voted for Dr. the Rt.Hon. Keith Mitchell and the NNP because they were very satisfied with all the great progress made by that party. According to the P.M, "the level of confidence in the way I have governed". This means the following plus much more; Unemployment is at an all time low, wages are up at the highest level especially for teachers & Public Servants etc., production and agro industry at an all time high level, exports on the increase, imports very low, health care unmatchable, the hospitals in the best shape ever, cost of living very low, roads in great shape, no drainage/flooding problem, no foreign debt, the stadium bringing in truckloads of money and everything is nice and dandy. I guess we are well independent and reaping the seeds sown by the one & only P.M Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell. Congratulations to all who just voted the NNP to continue the great progress they have made over the past ....years. Now that Dr. Mitchell may have found oil & gasoline, he will make all Grenadians rich and will not sell out to foreign crooks, especially those wanted for crime. Although I wouldn't have voted for the NNP,I just have to say the people has spoken and I wish Grenada God's guidance. lets continue to pray.
350By: Joe
3/14/2018 8:14:03 PM
brother Joe i am in full agreement with you here for having review this election campaign and the subsequent result tell me that something rotten is accuring in Grenada politics and only god knows what devilish cloud is hanging over the head of our people and only time will tell for there is an old saying the if a master keep feeding his lions raw steak everyday and you were to miss out on one day that lion will seek revenge on his master.lord we continue to pray for our people and our little Grenada.
By: gabe
3/15/2018 7:55:08 AM