St Andrew – Individuals’s Nationwide Occasion (PNP) President Mark Golding final night time conceded defeat and supplied congratulations to the Jamaica Labour Occasion (JLP) in a quick, sober tackle on the get together’s Previous Hope Highway headquarters.
By the point Golding took the stage simply earlier than 11:00 p.m., solely a handful of Comrades remained, their temper somber after an extended night time of counting.
“I acknowledge and concede the outcomes and congratulate the Jamaica Labour Occasion. Jamaica’s democracy is vital and we should cherish it, although it typically brings bitter disappointment,” Golding stated, acknowledging the bittersweet nature of electoral defeat.
Regardless of the loss, Golding praised the peaceable conduct of Wednesday’s election, calling it a “great demonstration of Jamaica’s political course of” with none violence.
He additionally highlighted the PNP’s progressive marketing campaign platform, citing plans to sort out land tenure points, decrease taxes for struggling households, seashore reform, and social justice initiatives.
“These lots of of hundreds of Jamaicans who voted for us and gave us 29 seats – we don’t take that with no consideration,” Golding stated, urging reflection on the painfully gradual voting course of, which he stated wants pressing consideration.
Golding was joined onstage by Basic Secretary Dr. Dayton Campbell and newly elected Kingston Central MP Steve McGregor, who narrowly defeated JLP’s Donovan Williams.
