ANALYST SAYS TIGHT RACE FOR PNM

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One Political Scientist says the ruling People's National Movement will need a big comeback to secure the polls come Monday.   Head of the Political Science department at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Indira Rampersad says there is a lot of disenchantment surrounding the party.   Nicole M Romany reports.

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00:00Dr Rampasad says the pervading crime problem, economic woes and the forex crisis are among

00:08the many negatives surrounding the People's National Movement.

00:13She tells TV6 it may be a tight battle come election day and the PNM may see trouble at

00:20the marginals.

00:21The PNM will retain what it has, it will remain in power.

00:25The UNC will have to rest some of those seats, particularly those marginal seats because

00:30like I said most of them will keep their safe seats and more than likely keep the seats

00:35that they have.

00:37But the PNM may be in trouble in some of these marginals because of the burden of incumbency.

00:43Dr Rampasad also shared her view on the recent forex window launched by the Ministry of Finance

00:51and the Ex-Im Bank to assist small and medium enterprises.

00:56And suddenly you get an Ex-Im Bank to give small and medium business enterprises 50,000

01:02US.

01:03Now, why you didn't do that before?

01:06Why now?

01:07Because those businesses many have already gone under.

01:10The political scientist also weighed in on claims that the chief elections officer is

01:16a member of the PNM.

01:18We saw the UNC sending a number of complaints to them about returning officers being partisan

01:23and all that kind of stuff.

01:25I'm not hearing the EBC responding.

01:28I did hear the CEO when she was confronted on whether she has a PNM affiliation.

01:36She said no.

01:37She said she's got a member.

01:38Yeah.

01:39She said, well, she is, but she did not answer whether she was.

01:42And that was also asked of her.

01:45In a statement, the EBC refuted the claim, describing it as unfounded and a falsified document.

01:53It says, these unfounded assertions seriously misrepresent the truth and pose a direct threat

02:00to the integrity of the electoral process and the forthcoming parliamentary elections scheduled

02:06for Monday, April 28th, 2025.

02:10Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.

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