PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC—The chief of the primary opposition United Nationwide Congress (UNC), Kamla Persad Bissessar, mentioned Monday that whereas she had been in a position to forged her poll with none hindrance, she has had reviews of prolonged durations for voters at different polling stations as Trinidad and Tobago elects a brand new authorities.
“I don’t know if it was a deliberate technique to frustrate individuals or simply incompetence on the a part of some. It’s one thing we’re getting reviews,” she informed reporters after casting her poll on the Hermitage Presbyterian Faculty.
She mentioned that the reporters had been overlaying the sluggish voting course of “at a number of constituencies the place it issues most, I’d say.”
Persad Bissessar has issued a stern warning that anybody caught bribing voters will face the total extent of the regulation. She mentioned reviews of voter bribery have already surfaced within the marginal Moruga/Tableland constituency.
The UNC has dispatched a number of letters to the Elections and Boundaries Fee (EBC) complaining in regards to the delays, mentioning “the non-availability of writing materials, specifically to an aged voter, in addition to points in administering/affixing the stamp on her poll.”
In a press release posted on its Fb web page, the UNC urged voters to exit and vote, saying, “We face a number of points with the EBC.
“Many EBC officers are both untrained or intentionally frustrate our voters. Don’t get annoyed. Keep in line, and ensure your poll is stamped, signed, folded, and dropped off! We’re nearly there,” it mentioned.
