Oral Saunders
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In the wake of news that Watson Duke retained his seat as leader of the Public Services Association (PSA) two candidates have expressed some interest in meeting and discussing the possibility of co-operation after their election loss.
Speaking with Newsday on Thursday, leader of the Unified Public Officers Oral Saunders described the results of the election as a hollow victory for Duke citing a low voter turnout and irregularities at the polls.
Saunders said while he has no problem accepting defeat, he was concerned over the transparency of the voting process, and questioned the legitimacy of the results.
Official PSA election results yet to be declared
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After more than a day of counting ballots, the official results of the Public Services Association (PSA) elections were not declared up to 6 pm on Tuesday.
Speaking with Newsday earlier on Tuesday, sitting PSA president Watson Duke predicted the last of the ballots should have been counted by 5 pm but officials were unable to give any confirmation on an official winner up to an hour later.
Newsday understands the PSA s election officer Selwyn Malcolm was the only person counting ballots which led to the slow pace of results.
The election which was held on Monday was the result of three years of legal battles which began when former candidate Solomon Gabriel filed a lawsuit over concerns of a flawed voters list in 2017.