While Labour won, Reform Party made its mark

With the election results not out, it is clear the Labour Party will not be able to form a government alone if it were to run in the next General Elections alone.

While it garnered 35.5% in the No 18 by-elections, it is definitely not sufficient for the party to win a general elections, that is if these polls are to serve as guideline for future general elections.

Nevertheless, it will emerge as the major party if the next GE were to see all parties fight on their own.

The devastating news is for the MMM, which only gathered 14.5% of the votes, which indicates a difficult road ahead of the party of Paul Raymond Berenger. The party was definitely not aided by reports of it negotiating with the MSM.

It also refused the assistance from the government parties in the elections, which may have even damaged its image further.

But the biggest winner – despite a flat defeat for its leader Roshi Bhadain – is the Reform Party. It is its first participation in an election and it garnered 12.5% of votes and came third in the long list of candidates.

It has beaten the PMSD and other more established though small parties in the process, which is good news for the alternative movement in the country.