KINGSTON (Reuters) -Jamaica’s governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) will command a smaller majority in parliament, according to final results from the September 3 election published late on Sunday evening, after the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) doubled its seats in parliament.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

The results deliver Prime Minister Andrew Holness a rare third consecutive term but suggest some voter fatigue after nearly a decade of Labour rule.

BY THE NUMBERS

The JLP won 35 constituencies, while the opposition PNP earned majority support in 28 constituencies, the Electoral Commission of Jamaica said in a statement.

The JLP lost ground compared to the 49 seats it garnered in the 2020 election, while the PNP doubled its number of seats from the 14 won five years ago.

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