The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is claiming a landslide victory in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) at Monday’s Local Government Elections (LGE).
Of the 261 seats which were available through the 18 Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) and three towns in the region – Corriverton, New Amsterdam and Rose Hall – the Alliance For Change (AFC) was able to secure one seat while the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) won 73 and the PPP, 188.
This is why the PPP is claiming a landslide victory. The PPP won two of the three towns; Rose Hall and Corriverton. In Corriverton, the PPP won 14 of the 16 seats with the other two went to APNU, and in Rose Hall, the PPP claimed 11 seats and
