Jamaicans head to polls for election as ruling party faces corruption concerns | Jamaica

Jamaikalılar, the ruling ruling seeking a third term in the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) with an investigation into potential corruption in the overshadowed by a close -shadow -fighting general election on Wednesday is going to surveys.

Latest local survey The opposition put the People’s National Party (PNP) 3.1% forward to JLP, but the political analyst Damion Gordon warned that leadership was barely larger than the error margin.

“There will be a very close choice,” he said.

While JLP lean on registration records Reducing crime and debt and enlarging the economy, PNP threw himself As a party that will bring back the trust in the leadership to focus on critical public services such as infrastructure, water supply and hospital facilities.

The government gained praise in fields such as education and economy, but at the same time, in some parts of the country, the infrastructure and flowing water have been criticized to prevent improvement.

However, during the closing weeks of the campaign, the opposition drew attention to concerns about the allegation of corruption about Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Last year, the country’s anti -corruption organ, Honesty commissionHe published a report that increased concerns about Holness’s income and asset statements and Department of Financial InvestigationsA unit specialized within the Ministry of Finance.

The Prime Minister rejected any injustice and received permission To object to the Supreme Court reportIllegal and unjust branded.

Gordon said, “A distraction of attention for the government, because the government has established the election campaign for the idea that it has surrendered to the Jamaikalılar in an unprecedented way,” Gordon said.

World Bank praised Jamaica to do it In 2013, it is expected to grow from 140% of GDP to 73.4% in 2023-2024 financial and 1.7% this year.

In addition, there was a significant decrease in crime under JLP and shows official figures 40% decrease in murders In May, compared to the same period last year.

However, during the last discussion between Holness and opposition leader Mark Golding, the Prime Minister had to focus on defense against claims instead of defending his successes.

He said: “I have been researched with a judicial auditor for a year. The findings of this report did not propose corruption. There was no accusation. Every aspect of my report, my personal life and personal financial details in the public sphere.”

Golding told Guardian that the investigation to the Prime Minister was a valid concern for voters.

He said: “Other issues are usually at the top of people’s minds, especially life, crime and violence, etc.

“We don’t see how a country like Jamaica can do with a prime minister hanging on that cloud.”

Golding, who had previously had a bilateral Jamaikalı and British citizenship, was under pressure on concerns about “Jamaikalı -liği during the campaign.

“I was born in Jamaica. I grew up here, I only worked here… And the fact that my father was British, it means that I inherited citizenship with landing. Therefore, the other nationality is a bilateral nation -subtitle that is clearly allowed by our Constitution as long as the British community is a part of the Society of Nations.”

Golding, voters should not think that a leader should have bilateral citizenship after saying that he decided to give up British citizenship, he said. He allowed a journalist to examine citizenship waiver documents and exhibited the birth certificate to the voters.

However, the main concern for many voters is the economic progress of Jamaica in recent years. “I saw growth,” he said, Shana Kayan Henry, owner of the business, 30.

A PNP supporter who is an accountant who does not want to give his name, said the people in the election area were not listened to and their needs were not addressed. He said: “We need someone to represent us. They need to hear our voices… Do what needs to be done.”

Gordon said the outcome of the election would go down to how the parties mobilized their bases. With JLP’s powerful performance in key areas and Golding offers a reliable alternative, it is very close to calling.

“Both political parties are very confident, but I see that the election will be won during the day,” he said.