The village council elections - they're supposed to be nonpolitical - but that's like saying church is supposed to be non-religious. Truth is, the UDP and PUP want to win anything named elections. And tonight, after 6 weeks of elections in 190 villages, the elections are finished and the UDP is claiming victory, while the PUP is claiming progress.
The UDP says that of the 1,330 seats open for elections, the UDP won 60% of them. That's 190 chairpersons, and 689 village council members. The UDP says that a third of the chairpersons are independent and the other third are PUP. For the council members the UDP says that the PUP got 390, or 34%, while 61 or 5% are independent. So, the UDP claims to have won 60% of all seats, with 34% going to the PUP and 5.56% to independent candidates.
The PUP sent out its own numbers today, saying it won just over 40 percent of the villages. And while that's still less than 51%, the party says, quote, "This is a significant improvement from the 26 percent three years ago and coming just eight months after a general election."
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