No Mayor yet in Chaguanas. But Warner says Councillor ‘betrayed’ ILP. Warner told the media that the vote for the UNC Councillor Mohip came about after one of his councilors voted against the ILP at the meeting today. He claimed the Councillor accepted a 1 million dollar bribe to vote against his party The voting process for a Mayor of the Chaguanas Borough Corporation has been suspended after the UNC, ILP and PNM Aldermen and Councillors failed to make a decision at today’s first meeting. No date has yet been set for another meeting at this time. However, it is understood that in order for the suspension to take place there must be approval from President Anthony Carmona. The media has been informed that the Corporation now awaits word from the President to determine if they will be able to suspend the voting process for the Mayor. Warner: ILP Councillor votes with UNC Meanwhile, reports state that there was agreement to appoint UNC Councillor for Cunupia - Vandana Mohip - as the Presiding Officer for the process of selection of the Mayor. But ILP leader Jack Warner told the media that the vote for the UNC Councillor Mohip came about after one of his councilors voted against the ILP at the meeting today. He claimed the Councillor accepted a 1 million dollar bribe to vote against his party. Background The 12 men and women elected as Councilors and Aldermen gathered this morning at the Chaguanas Borough Corporation from 11 am to elect a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The introduction of proportional representation into the recent local government elections, without provision in the event of a tie, has placed the borough in a three-way deadlock between the ruling People’s Partnership (PP), People’s National Movement (PNM) and the Independent Liberal Party (ILP). Both the United National Congress (UNC), which fought the eight electoral seats in the borough for the PP, and the PNM won three seats each, while the ILP won two seats. Under the proportional representation arrangement, the UNC and PNM were allocated one alderman each, while the ILP, by virtue of the number of votes polled in the election, was allocated two aldermen, making it a four, four, four tie. Because of this situation, the election of a mayor is at a virtual standstill.
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