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look like it's all good for NA so far, good luck sm!! and all the best

yup i hope that up win UP fan all the way

COME ON THIS TAKING TOO LONG TO UPDATE

CONGRATS TO THE DUTCHSIDE VOTERS. YOU ALL TURN ON Ma*sIVE. THAT IS GOOD. MORE THAN 50% TURN OUT TO VOTE.

BIG CONGRATS TO YOU ALL

WHOEVER WINS, HOPE YOU KEEP ST MAARTEN IN HEART ANHD WORK FOR THE PEOPEL THAT ELECTED YOU THERE.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

boy they made that electin so excited, they sure know how to make people vote we on the fr side should something boy

Coalition government between UP and DP.

veterans vs dough vs good. Hmm. I am curious to see which one sticks out!!!

i doubt sarah will humble under william. so i see DP and UP teaming up... Theo is a good negotiator... If this happens it will be like moses not entering the promised land. wow

I hope the candidates under the leader of UP realize they were just his puppets.

Now let's not hate, but celebrate. Whoever goes in must know that they have to work for the people of Sxm.

UP and DP do make a good team unlike the bunch of NA clowns and wanna be politricktians.

Better yet, if na was to win out right i wonder how the island of sxm would run without the people paying taxes on nothing at all.

where is commissioner of finance when you really need him?

NA, all the way

NA, all the way

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo o if na wins that would be a bad thing

gracita and theo all the up we going up up up

NA!!!! Watch nothing !!!

NA GOT IT
The have to bring DP in to make a stronger Goverment

Theo and Gracita going up yes. U[ and away the go. Never to come back. I love it killing myself with laughter.

The people have sent a strong message.

1. NA is still not the people's choice;
2. William Marlin is definitely not the people's choice.
3. DP has definitely disappointed the the people;
4. Sarah is still a strong people's choice
5. Sarah should have re-think her candidates choice.

So yes, NA might pull the votes but judging by the electorate, when combining the 3 other parties, the people do not give NA the mandate to lead us into Country status.

But knowing William and his sheep, they don't give a heck as long as they are in power.

Yes, I am a sour loser but I am willing to give whoever a fair chance to try and salvage whatever there is to salvage.

If it is William, I do hope that, looking at the results, he will learn to humble himself and put SXM and it's people first.

But there is still a little ray of hope looming over the horizon, lol.

Theo did not win no damn election, he spend a lot of money.

This is the worst election coverage I have ever seen over the past 30 years on channel 15.

Is this an indication as to where we will be going come 10.10.10??????

@ vote buying

So you want to tell me that only THEO or UP spend a lot of money on campaigning? LOL.

What about them huge billboards NA and in particular William had up? And all the give aways?

I saw a car, full to capacity with persons from the D.R. and have their plywood sheets on the roof of their old toyota car, holding down by hand with their white flags flying high and mighty, LOL.

Just in case you don't know the results: William 1.512 votes - Theo 2.687 votes
LOL, almost 2 x as much as William.

Total votes for the 3 other parties combined 6.877 votes - NA 5.793 votes over a thousand more votes.

Come again? THEO DID NOT WIN A DAMN ELECTION? guess the joke is on you.

It ain't over yet, Theo holds the power in his hands for this election my friend. LOL.

Theo was the only 1 from his team to pull votes he was pretty much a 1 man team. Money really talks doesnt it? In anyway NA won they had 7 on the top 10 voters and of the 7 was a first timer who didnt bribe NO ONE FOR HIS VOTES. Gracita and Theo been there for yearss. the same Gracita who use to bash Theo sighh talk about Hypocrite... oh well only SXM

Yes Theo got the most votes..but his party didnt really produce.
combining 3 parties means nothing. the NA alliance got the most votes it was a team win

LOL. My dear, no matter what you say, THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN LOUD AND CLEAR, within the NA (team) and outside the NA, LOL.

Congrats to Dr. Lloyd Richardson of the NA and all the other party new comers who have clearly elected themselves to parliament. The people have given you the mandates, represent them well.

Congratulations is also in place to the 4 party leaders, especially to Jeffrey and Theo. Great job guys. Theo, please humble yourself and put the people first and God will do the rest. Jeffrey, you are a force to be reckoned with and you will be back.

Well look...with all three parties combines N.A. was just about 1000 votes less. This says that N.A. took all the votes. The people was clear in their choice who they wanted. Theo and Sarah are the only people who bring in votes for their party. On top of it the UP party had so much candidates it had also seems impossible that any other party would get a seat. I'm just glad we got a government with all 3 parties in it!

Yes, the people have spoken loud and clear. The majority of the people voted AGAINST the NA (7405 voters=8 seats from the UP and DP). So now it is time to form a government and the vote of the people has to be respected. That's means UP and DP in government and NA out for good. NO WAY the DP will work with Mr. Arrogant, William Marlin. I can't wait.

That is why I mentioned that there is still a ray of hope, LOL. NA supporters do not really understand the results of the election. They did not stand still to wonder why Mr. Arrogant was not giving his usual charming, arrogant, trademark smile as he addressed them after the results.

He actually sounded like he was reprimanding them when he said "I had asked for a majority", meaning landslide, so you know he kind of pissed of right now. And then his comment about "this is a political game" which he correctly quickly saying "I mean this is politics", LOL.

I enjoyed the evening and this whole political drama.

But to be honest, with the politicians we have, it might not be a bad idea to have all 3 parties in government, lol, to keep a watchful eye on each other.

But yeah, if any coalition then my hopes are for UP and DP. Listen to the people you two.

signing out for tonight, was a long day.

@ all
1 the current/former coalition won with BIG majority 13 seats lol
2 its a NEW country, for a STRONG START allocate/SHARE ministers and other key POSTS accordingly
3 all the country's TOTAL HUMAN CAPITAL IS required to get a balanced / stable Govt. for the tasks ahead.
4 with all in they can all do their best JOB and the 1st parliament will be a honorable one and so set the stage for the future!!!!

All parties and all governments have made mistakes.

NA has at times fail to put the people first, but succeeded in pushing through the accord

DP began the process to end ties with Curacao and the Netherlands Antilles, but how many times have agreements and accords been signed without them knowing what they were signing

UP no historical track record, but Gracita is much better opposition leader (critique) than a governing (regering) leader

I see the owrd country being thrown around alot.

IT IS NOT A COUNTRY OR COUNTRY STATUS!!!

We do not meet the criteria set by international law to be such. We will become an autonomous land... NOT a country.

It is disheartening to see that the majority of people are still very much uninformed about the implications and repercussions of 10-10-10.

well well the people has spoken. if i could i would vote for NA i think William do have a sense of direction, his team is one heck of a good team but on the dp there's Sarah only and on the up party there's theo only so tell me how could on person from a team lead a country. theo goanna make his pocket bigger since he spend all that money and fake talk about shikira coming...where the hell would she come for him he thinks his obama or what? his candidate wanna make they money also selffish bastartds. i bet all the people they paid or bribe to vote for them ...they would have forgotton them if they were in power....................................................one more thing, the people found out what up was for tooo late thats why they got all these vote ...boy if jules james had won i'd be sorry for the cevil servant cause the would have been replace by a columbian company to do the work.

The dust has not yet settled. Hold your hats The election a category 1, but at this moment, the coalition decision storm is a category five!!! Or not? But then again, things can change at any time during the term. What do I see when all the dust is settled?
A DP NA coalition.

an big message

DP your time is over and over

NA it time to think for sint maarten people.

UUP is your time to show sxm people experience and action.

CPA time to have an big and an strong party.

Theo, screwed the PPA , The DP, The NA . A real student of his Grand-father and Machiavelli .
Now he'll form a government with the DP and will absorb them in the long run.
The NA is going back at what they do best pposition .

NA don't have the majority they never had, they tough it was like last January federal election landslide. But they forget it was not a federal election which they alway's win. And campaining on 10 10 10 which was given to all the other 4 Islands and SXM can not come from you Mr. William Marlin that is taking credit for something that don't belongs to you.
Mr. Marlin keep blaming every thing on the past goverments, have look at SXM 40 years ago and today.

Theo the new name is ZIG ZAG politician !!!!!

This the way i see this, none of the politicians worth winning but i rather have a politician that can relate to their people. those red people got their chance already and it was proven that they can't relate to black people, they don't know how to feel like black people because they are not black... we need a black person to rule black people, simple as that.. period !!!!

?? @ junior
when will -*WE*- BLACK learn to govern ourSELVES ?
^ @ the reality
t'is WE create our OWN *rainbow* reality; b4 you build a house you dream about it , draw it (with Architects), maybe even make a scale MODEL.....then you start thinkin' budget and finance , gettin a contracter to BUILD , in the not so distance past we used to build with friends & family => TOGETHER......community lets recover those values!!!!!
@ titlepower
t'is in the dust that the shifts happens,{NOW} when the dust/mist is gone its a done deal
congrats to the 70% turnout I CHALLENGE all of you to KEEP turning out and MONITOR/ your elected councilpersons
@ voteSELLERS&buyers now the TIME starts to check/show that the "product" you bought/ARE is of QUALITY CONTROL is a good 'product' expires in 4 years

Theo out spend himself on election day to get into Government, he was on a shopping spree, he bought his votes up to the last minute at 6:00 pm in the afternoon. This goes to show a leader like theo will sell us out at the last minute also. He had his cashiers pleding and begging the NA and DP voters to change their mind for $500 and more. The people sold their rights and their vote at the last minute. A bunch of foreigners that where money hungry, these foreigners do not care about us and our struggles. We need a leader that can stand up and face the music and do right by us. The wheeling and dealing has to stop. We need strong St Maarteners that can guide this ship to safety. We need educated polticians to make this all happen. Politicians that care for us. Politicians that will stay strong to their promises and ideas. A man that can buy you out with money is a man that will sell you to the highest bidder.

I think its clear UP and DP should team up ,its clear Theo get majority of the votes . The people wants Theo has there leader ,if u should compare Theo vote as and individual against Marlin and Sarah

Herald reports " NA leader William Marlin has indicated that he will begin talks with the two other parties on Saturday on forming the new government."

Isn't that somewhat presumptuous? If UP and DP align, do they not have the power to govern? Theo won the popular vote. I would like to see him have the chance to show what he can do.

Having said that, it seems extraordinary that people who got as little as 120 votes (6% of the voters) should be elected to govern our lives. When Ministers are selected, other parliamentarians, possibly with less than 100 votes, will join the government to dictate our fate. That's scary.

if it was only theo buying votes he would of win for sure but it had who paid more than him and when you look at theo list its only 5 ppl their long in election and the rest new comers and look at N.A. 12 old people on the list and they still aint got no landslide thank god for them that N.A. got that amount im not a sour looser i congratuled the N A. because that was my party ones but if you talk one talk two

to one man show ask william to tell you the truth since you are a big fan on him and ask him how much 500 dollars he give away
ooohhh wait and dont forget france and terry my god it look like the have a money tree and alot of foreingers that cant vote get money to so is not my up leader alone it was all of them

the only landslide the N.A. had was the children that was shouting for him and the adults to so imagine paying all those people dont exclude all the rentals whaou that could of build a mentall house and pay school fee for alot a kids

@ eye of the times
I agreee so lets KEEP a CLOSE TABS ON ALL !!!!
HOW write them public letters, There are LAWS regarding 'OPENBAARHEID van BESTUUR' any citizen can ask any Govt. service for what is GOIN' ON. [ no private individual info] POLICY ISSUES!!!!!! Take all their PROGRAMS & Ads and TRACK THEIR PROGRESS!!!!!! Be a WATCHDOG on RED Alert!!!!!

I hate to hear people talking about certain politicians don't like black people. What about some of those who are on NA list. Who, more than Dominicano's don't like the "negra's"? They look at the white south americans as their role models, so the lighter you are the nicer you are.

Please, Sarah and Maria come from mixed parents with "Black" mothers, who they have a great relationship with. But you fools just look at the outer cover and judge. Didn't NA finally try to recruit "none black" candidates on their lists? Why is Frans the # 2 man on the list? Please stop your nonsense.
Is William only to govern the black people of this Island? Then he should make this clear.

I am a black person, who lived the DP mentality and made something of myself for years, since I was a young person. I own my own business and hire locals. You people who feel people don't like black people are the ones who just want a handout and are to coward to try and build up your own self instead of always begging politicians for everything. They give you the way and the means, use it. Dam it.

To vote buying. All parties were accused of this. So enough already. Marlin was pissed when Blackman gave him the report on how many people had received "payouts" FROM NA and how many voted FOR NA. It did not match up. THAT IS WHY HE EXPECTED TO WIN WITH A LANDSLIDE.

I hope Theo and Sarah also read these comments and use their heads wisely. We the people want a government that is not afraid to tell people like it is, not spoil them and do what it takes to take care of all races, religions, sexes and people in general.

We want our "ring road", not a "cricket field", we want our "bridge across the lagoon", not a "race track", we want proper representation, not leaders who steals other's hard work and ideas to get honors. WE WANT A "UPP/DP COALITION", not a "NA/MC.S COALITION!!!!!!!!!!"

HAPPY FOR ALL OF YOU
NOW IS TIME TO WORK
FOR THE PEOPLE

If balancedautabox want black people to run black people he has to go live where only black people live, here on SXM there are white, black, all kind of people, so stop that nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, Sarah the lors see where that is the change where you still have to be in parliment so please do the right thing

UP ---- DP all the way.

Can someone please list the names of the UP Party winners in the election? I cannot find it anywhere on the internet.
Many thanks, Interested from US

sxm voted na not dp or up so why all this s**t ....... no i will not vote agian playing games sarah and wb game over . .............

if dp had win ok if up had win ok why sxm voters put them sarah u and na can work for sxm the same way u got us 10-10-10 what u get from wb this time will be on u bad move u made 1 mistake before u turn your back on luigie now this is # 2 sxm folks not stupid i hope u get more votes next time u think this move will help u . i dont think so . some say sxm folks stupid we take money to from up dp na money is money i need it u too but when it comes to a vote we dont play so u and wb take all da money u can get u got 4 years see u guys next time at the poles .. sorry one more thing i will vote again i change my mind not for dp again i cant trust u

Very unstable situation. All it takes is 1 to defect and government falls again.

a lot of hear say , he say and she say. One of the people wrote a 'strong message' in his/ her comment that Marlin was pissed others says Theo say was dissing out $500 to buy people.

It could well be so but I did not see/ experience it. What I did see was :
- A man who loves SXM and wat to take SXM UP just neglect his task in the government so that he can focus 100% on his campaign leaving the other politicians with a bigger burden to run SXM just in the time when they have their hands full with 10-10-10
- I did see A man who loves SXM who decided not to go to the round table talks in the Netherlands to fight for SXM to go UP in the new country status because no one invited him.
- I did see a man who decided together with his partners to hire a new Parliament building for millions of dollars but when the time come to defend he was no where in sight and let the other team take sole responsibility.

It's look to me like he more going UP then the people of SXM.

I am just mentioning what i see/ read in the newspapers and heard him say. Please correct me if I am wrong with my facts and if he didn't say/ do the things I said.