Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Mohamed Saeed has declared that development can be brought to the country at an expedited pace with People's National Congress (PNC) acquiring super majority of the 20th parliamentary term slated to be inaugurated next month.
The interim results released by the Elections Commission (EC) reveals that the ruling party, PNC has secured 66 out of the 93 parliamentary seats of the new term. Including government affiliated candidates who have also succeeded the election, the total number of seats acquired by the government stands at 74.