Fred Mitchell was returned as the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) national chairman today, beating former Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe by nearly 500 votes.

This will be Mitchell’s second consecutive term as party chairman.

According to the unofficial results, Mitchell got 802 votes, while Wilchcombe received 338 votes.

Convention Chair Michael Halkitis said about 1,500 delegates registered to vote.

Once it became clear that he was the winner, Mitchell expressed his gratitude to the delegates for reposing their confidence in him.

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