Jamaica's ruling party claims re-election victory in landslide win


  • World
  • Friday, 04 Sep 2020

People stand in line to cast their votes in the general elections, in Kingston, Jamaica September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Gladstone Taylor

KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaica's ruling party was re-elected in a landslide win on Thursday marked by low turnout, prompting Prime Minister Andrew Holness to vow to work on restoring voters' trust in politics and continue fighting the country's coronavirus outbreak.

The centre-right Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), which won praise for its stewardship of the economy, won 49 of 63 seats, an addition of 16 seats, according to an early count released around 9 p.m. local time (0200 GMT) by the Electoral Office.

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