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Is Freetown Still For Francis?
posted (October 14, 2015)
The old saying goes that in a Boledo town any number can play, and coming unto elections that is truer than ever. Apart from about seven or eight seats countrywide which the PUP and UDP have locked down – the other 25 seats are - to greater and lesser degrees – still in play. Of that 25, either of the mass parties are likely to win another five or six of them comfortably – based on the historical record. That leaves about 16 seats truly in play – and, again, based on the historical record, we'd have to put PUP Leader Francis Fonseca's Freetown seat in that Boledo barrel. He won in 2012 by only 150 votes – and this time he's facing a big name candidate in Dr. Carla Barnett who has major backing from her party. That's fed into huge spending on infrastructure in the Freetown Division – add to that Dr. Barnett's blue chip credentials as a public official – and, optically at least, it's a formidable mix. But, Francis Fonseca appears unfazed – the man who won his last two election challenges by a cumulative 167 votes is confident he can do it again this time. We found out more when we campaigned with him yesterday:…

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