Monday night's coverage was neck and neck until almost 10pm... Portia Simpson, the current Prime Minister, announced at that t
ime that she would not concede. Two days into the official recount the JLP picked up two additional seats, and the Hon. Portia Simpson (right) concedes. Here's the lead story from the morning paper: The People's National Party (PNP) last night conceded defeat in Monday's general election, but maintained it would reserve its right to challenge the results of some seats once the final counts are made public.
ime that she would not concede. Two days into the official recount the JLP picked up two additional seats, and the Hon. Portia Simpson (right) concedes. Here's the lead story from the morning paper: The People's National Party (PNP) last night conceded defeat in Monday's general election, but maintained it would reserve its right to challenge the results of some seats once the final counts are made public. 
At the same time, the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) said yesterday that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has picked up an additional seat, moving the preliminary count to JLP: 32, PNP: 28. The South St. James constituency first declared for the PNP's Derrick Kellier later went to the JLP's Noel Donaldson. Bruse Golding (left) will be installed as the next Prime Minister as early as Monday, 10 September 2007.
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