NASSAU, Bahamas– Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham today advised Governor General Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes to dissolve Parliament paving the way for general elections in The Bahamas.
A brief government statement said Prime Minister Ingraham will address the nation later tonight at 8 pm.
Yesterday Ingraham had informed supporters that he would have announced the date for the poll after meeting with his cabinet colleagues
“My government has completed its mandate. It is now time for the Bahamian people to decide in whose hands they will grant a new mandate for the governance of our country over the next five years,” he told supporters of the Free National Movement (FNM).
In the last general election, the FNM won 23 seats as compared to 18 for the main opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) headed by former prime minister Perry Christie.
The PLP has been campaigning on a promise of fixing The Bahamas after accusing the NFM government of squander mania and un-kept promises to the electorate. (CMC)
