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Davis Claims Second Term as PLP Wins Bahamas Snap Election

The result breaks a nearly 30-year pattern of one-term governments in a 41-seat parliament expanded for this vote.

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Voters arrive at a polling station to cast their ballots in the general election in Nassau, Bahamas, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
Prime Minister of the Bahamas Philip Davis speaks at an event where leaders of Caribbean nations meet for a two-day conference to discuss the region's approach to the COP27 climate talks, in Nassau, Bahamas August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Dante Carrer/File Photo
Philip Davis and Progressive Liberal Party win general election in Bahamas

Overview

  • Prime Minister Philip Davis said late Tuesday the PLP had secured a second term after FNM leader Michael Pintard conceded, with local media projecting more than 30 of 41 seats as official tallies were still pending.
  • It is the first time since 1997 that one party has won back-to-back general elections in The Bahamas.
  • Called early to avoid the Atlantic hurricane season, the vote also debuted an expanded House with 41 seats, adding St. James and Bimini and the Berry Islands.
  • International observers from the Commonwealth, the Organization of American States, CARICOM and the U.S. government monitored the polls across the archipelago.
  • Voters weighed high prices, housing shortages, healthcare and crime, and the campaign drew scrutiny over reports of large no-bid contracts and false claims spreading on social media.