Friday, January 8, 2010

History In the Making?

So apparently there is an Indian woman here named Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who is running for leadership of her political party, the UNC (United National Congress).  [Trinidad, similar to America, has two major political parties.  The other party is the People's National Movement (PNM), which has been the governing power here since 2001.]


(I got this image from the TT Guardian website)

She is going up against the incumbent UNC Leader, Basdeo Panday.  Right now some polls are saying she's in the lead, and if she wins the January 24th election, she'll make history on two fronts.  She'd be the first female who ever contested, and won, the position of political leader of her party; she'd also be the second female ever to seek the position of Prime Minister of the country.

How cool would it be if I managed to witness history-in-the-making two years in a row:  Obama winning the office of President last year, and 'Kamla' winning the office of Prime Minister this year.

Eleven.  It would be Eleven Cool.

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