Independent group won PR vote in Kwakwani, clinched five seats

Charles Thom (centre) and some party supporters.

While the governing APNU+AFC coalition won the Kwakwani Neighbourhood Democratic Council election on March 18 they were fiercely challenged by an independent group which won five of the 12 seats and captured the most votes in the Proportional Representation (PR) component.

They are the only independent group to