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Caribbean & Central America - August 2016 (ISSN 1741-4458)
THE BAHAMAS: FNM struggling for unity as election looms
In the May 2012 general election, the ruling Free National Movement (FNM), led by then-prime minister Hubert Ingraham, was beaten by the opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) led by the current prime minister, Perry Christie. It was a thrashing, with the PLP winning 29 seats to nine for the FNM. But since its victory, the PLP has found it hard to deliver on its electoral promises of a stronger economy and reduced unemployment, and it should be ripe for the taking - except that the FNM is riven by in-fighting and looks far from ready for an election which could be called at any time.
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