Nearly 180 candidates nominated for Sept 3 General Election
Ainsworth Morris / Our Today
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The leaders of Jamaica’s two major political parties, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Mark Golding, led 180 candidates who were nominated across the island on Monday to participate in the upcoming general election scheduled for September 3.
With rallies on the ground starting at the crack of dawn in some communities, supporters of both the JLP and PNP accompanied their respective candidates to their various nomination centres with a slate of 63 candidates each. Also adding to this number were some 60 other candidates from the Jamaica Progressive Party and the Jamaica First Movement, which recently allied.
Dr Holness, following his early afternoon nomination, again reiterated that his party has done the work and expects to be victorious in the end.
“When you go into any campaign, prepare to win, prepare to lose. Right now, we have worked very hard. There’s no question about that. The PNP cannot contest us on performance, so, if you go by the logic that Jamaicans are logical people, reasonable people and they voted [based] on performance, then you know what the outcome is,” Holness told the media after he was nominated inside the Waltham Educational Centre in St. Andrew West Central, where he has been at the helm as Member of Parliament since 1997.
He then acknowledged that Jamaica’s elections are based on emotions and how people feel and what people expect to come.
In a PNP from the PNP, party President Mark Golding defined the day as a powerful demonstration of his party’s readiness.
“Today we confirmed a full slate of outstanding candidates, men and women of integrity, vision, and commitment to service. They represent the very best of our movement. The People’s National Party is united, energised, and determined to deliver a government that prioritises fairness, opportunity, and dignity for every Jamaican,” said Golding, who will be vying for the third time in St Andrew South.
He walked from Spanish Town Road, where his constituency begins, to Slipe Road at the nomination centre of St Luke’s Church, in Cross Roads.
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