PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos, Dec 16 2016 – The Opposition People`s Democratic Movement (PDM) led by Sharlene Cartwright Robinson seems like the clear winner of Thursday’s election in the Turks and Caicos Islands, according to initial results.
As of late last night, the People`s Democratic Movement was leading the ruling Progressive National Party (PNP) led by Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing, 7-3.
Cartwright Robinson is a lawyer and led a team called “The Dream Team” to the election and had accused the Ewing-led government of having led the TCI into an abyss for which the citizens are suffering.
The PDM had promising all citizens including “‘Belongers,’ that they will have a “fair share” of the wealth of the Turks and Caicos Islands if it is elected to office. Cartwright-Robinson had said if elected into office, her government would make all citizens shareholders of this wealth fund, and disburse shares to them from birth, which they can cash in at retirement.
The 7,800 voters had three choices: the ruling PNP; the PDM and the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) led by Oswald Skippings.
The PNP had won the last election by eight seats to the PDM seven in 2012.
