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PM ignoring the polls

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader, Prime Minister Andrew Holness is taking no comfort from public opinion polls which are projecting a comfortable victory for his party when the votes are counted on September 3.Having led the JLP to defeat in 2007, Holness then staved off an internal challenge from Audley Shaw to pilot the party to a 32-31-seat victory over the People's National Party (PNP) in the 2016 General Election.

Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

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