The Bahamas general elections set for May 10
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- <div> <div>Bahamas General Elections are sooner than you think.
- The Prime Minister of the Bahamas - Perry Christie says Bahamaians will go to the polls on <span class="aBn" tabindex="0" data-term="goog_1481989749"><span class="aQJ">May 10</span></span>.
- The FNM, which is expected to be among the three political parties likely to contest the poll, said that it had been in campaign mode for at least a year and was indeed building momentum towards the final vote.
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- Hubert Minnis (FNM)" width="871" height="518" /> Branville McCartney of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) and Dr.
Bahamas General Elections are sooner than you think. The Prime Minister of the Bahamas - Perry Christie says Bahamaians will go to the polls on May 10. The announcement was made on Tuesday morning as the Parliament was dissolved to pave the way for the general election.
In 2012, Christie led to Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), to victory , defeating the then ruling Free National Movement for control of the 41 seat Parliament.
The Democratic National Alliance also contested the poll but failed to win a seat.
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Bahamas opposition party ready for election campaign The main opposition Free National Movement (FNM) says it is prepared for the campaign for the general election that Prime Minister Perry Christie has promised will be a “sprint to the finish line”. The FNM, which is expected to be among the three political parties likely to contest the poll, said that it had been in campaign mode for at least a year and was indeed building momentum towards the final vote.
