Jamaica election results: Andrew Holness leads Labour party to third term
by Natricia Duncan and Anthony Lugg in Kingston and a from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZS7T)
Incumbent prime minister says country on right trajectory, as opposition leader concedes defeat
Jamaicans have voted to give Andrew Holness and the Jamaica Labour party (JLP) a third consecutive term in government after a nail-biting race with the opposition People's National party (PNP).
Holness beat PNP's Mark Golding after polls in the final days of the intense campaign projected a narrow lead for the PNP. Of the 63 seats being contested, preliminary results showed the JLP winning 34 seats and the PNP 29.
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