Trinidad and Tobago elects 1st female prime minister, ousting incumbent
By APWednesday, May 26, 2010
Trinidad elects 1st female prime minister
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — A 59-year-old attorney has been as elected as the first female prime minister in Trinidad and Tobago.
Preliminary elections results in the twin-island Caribbean nation indicate Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her five-party People’s Partnership coalition have won 29 of 41 seats in parliament.
She told thousands of supporters at a celebration early Tuesday morning that her government will not leave anyone behind.
Incumbent Prime Minister Patrick Manning conceded defeat late Monday night.
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