Election time is sometimes referred to as "silly season" because of the full use of the great latitude and wide indulgence given to those who speak on behalf of their parties, hoping to be victorious at the polls.We are being subjected to so many elections this year that things have gone over the top and instead of being a season of silliness, it is currently a period of utter madness. No one is holding back the punches in this local government election battle, which is gaining widespread attention and interest.
The serious allegations being levied against many senior members of all the parties are making the population highly uncomfortable about the character of many individuals who belong to the various entities.Whatever the result on the nights of October 21 and November 4, the country will have enough to talk about until the next general election, which is constitutionally due in May 2015.The early polls are predicting a majority win for the PNM in terms of the number of corporations it will control and surprisingly, the dark horse in the race is the ILP, which cannot be regarded as a mere speck on the radar.