Following Thursday's declaration of victory for its candidate in East Hanover the People's National Party is expressing renewed optimism that it will unseat the Jamaica Labour Party in upcoming legal battles.
With the seat count for the JLP down to 32 and the PNP holding 28, the Opposition is looking at the pending dual citizenship challenge to further tip the scale in its favour.
PNP General Secretary Donald Buchanan on Thursday night warned the JLP that Thursday's outcome of the East Hanover magisterial recount is a sign of things to come.
In the first of the legal challenges, the Supreme Court is scheduled next week to hear the case brought by PNP Candidate for West Portland Abe Dabdoub against the JLP's Daryl Vaz.
Mr. Dabdoub is claiming that Mr. Vaz was not qualified to be nominated for the September 3 General Election as he has pledged allegiance to a foreign state.
He contends that this contravenes Section 40 of the Jamaican constitution.
And the JLP's Barrington Gray is sparing no time in filing an election petition to challenge the results of the magisterial recount in East Hanover.
Mr. Gray says his lawyers will be going to the Election Court on Monday to begin the process.
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With the seat count for the JLP down to 32 and the PNP holding 28, the Opposition is looking at the pending dual citizenship challenge to further tip the scale in its favour.
PNP General Secretary Donald Buchanan on Thursday night warned the JLP that Thursday's outcome of the East Hanover magisterial recount is a sign of things to come.
In the first of the legal challenges, the Supreme Court is scheduled next week to hear the case brought by PNP Candidate for West Portland Abe Dabdoub against the JLP's Daryl Vaz.
Mr. Dabdoub is claiming that Mr. Vaz was not qualified to be nominated for the September 3 General Election as he has pledged allegiance to a foreign state.
He contends that this contravenes Section 40 of the Jamaican constitution.
And the JLP's Barrington Gray is sparing no time in filing an election petition to challenge the results of the magisterial recount in East Hanover.
Mr. Gray says his lawyers will be going to the Election Court on Monday to begin the process.
http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/2415/47/
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