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Movement for Social Justice candidate, David Abdullah admits he has had to vote for a non-MSJ candidate in the area he resides.

Mr. Abdullah, who is the Political Leader of the MSJ, contested the candidacy for the constituency of Point-a-Pierre.

He was 1 of 5 candidates for his party.

However, the MSJ did not contest the seat where Mr. Abdullah resides.

The Political Leader of the Progressive Empowerment Party says he will be bowing out of politics after this election.

Mr. Phillip Alexander does not believe his departure will be the demise of the party.

The Chief Elections Officer at the Elections and Boundaries Commission says the long lines at yesterday’s General Election were expected.

There were reports of long lines at polling stations across the country.

Mrs. Fern Narcis Scope says the COVID-19 protocols implemented at polling stations would have contributed to the length of the lines.

Mrs. Narcis Scope says the lines at the polling stations at the Gulf View Community Center in the San Fernando west constituency were of significance, as there were reports of voters waiting for over 3 hours to cast their ballots.

Mrs. Narcis Scope says there were a few issues, but by and large the voting process was without incident.

The Chief Elections Officer was speaking on the Post Election Analysis on i95.5fm yesterday.

Leader of the United National Congress, Kamla Persad Bissessar is not yet conceding defeat at the polls.

At her Siparia constituency office last evening, Mrs. Persad Bissessar said there would be recounts.

She expressed her surprise at the results of the polls, but at the same time she is pleased that the UNC gained, rather than lost.

The UNC placed its bets on victory for Jerlean John in La Horquetta/Talparo, but she lost to the PNM’s General Secretary, Foster Cummings.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission assures that there can be no transmission of the COVID-19 by the use of electoral ink.

Chief Elections Officer Fern Narcis Scope says that consultation has been had with the Ministry of Health and proper procedures have been put in place.

She says electors must sanitize hands before dipping their fingers.

And Mrs. Narcis Scope says planning an election during the pandemic was challenging.

The Chief Elections Officer was speaking on The Morning Show with Tony and Dale on i95.5fm last week.

Polling stations remain open as hundreds of people cast their ballots in the General Election today.

The polls were opened at 6am and will close at 6pm today.

There have been reports of long lines in several parts of the country.

Some 19 political parties and 4 independents are today making bids for a seat in the 41 member House of Representatives.

A total of 1 million 134 thousand 136 people are eligible to vote today.

One hundred and 50 candidates are in the race today.

There are 2,210 polling stations in all 41 constituencies.

In terms of numbers of candidates, the Trinidad Humanity Campaign has put forward 7.

The New National Vision has 6 candidates, while the Movement for Social Justice has 5.

The Congress of the People, 4 and the Movement for National Development is contesting the 3 Diego Martin seats, northeast, central and west.

The other parties contesting the election include the Progressive Democratic Patriots, which has put up candidates in Tobago east and Tobago west.

The National Coalition for Transformation has 2 candidates and The Progressive Party has 1.

The Independent Liberal Party has 1 candidate in the race, while the Democratic Party of Trinidad and Tobago also has 1.