ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell, who has led his ruling New National Party (NNP) to a clean sweep of all the seats in the Parliament on two occasions, is predicting a similar result in the upcoming general election.

Addressing supporters at the presentation of the party’s candidate for one of the four constituencies in the parish of St Andrew, Mitchell predicted that the party will win all 15 seats in the election that political observers say could be held later this year, even though it is constitutionally due in 2018.

He said the party has no intention of losing any of the 15 seats it won in the 2013 poll to the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), saying “they will have to work to earn it”.

Mitchell said that the NNP has being governing the country “very well” without a formal Opposition, so “the NNP is going for all the seats [again].

“We go play very greedy,” he added.

The party presented Kate Lewis, who is one of the four women contesting the four constituencies in the parish of St Andrew. She is replacing Roland Bhola who has won the seat for the past three general elections.

Reminding supporters that they need to register in order to vote, Mitchell said that many supporters attend public meetings and yet are not registered to vote.

“We are preparing for the general elections, there is no big mystery about this…get registered! Get ready, its coming soon,” he told party supporters.

Meanwhile, the NDC, which launched its election campaign on Sunday, said it is facing financial difficulties as it prepares for the polls.

Re-elected NDC chairman Vincent Robert has admitted that the party is in need of funds to run its campaign.

“We invite Grenadians to support our party by assisting us with funds. We are way below the required amount and it’s a wonderful opportunity to invite all Grenadians who will like to see a change, who will like to see an improvement in the economic situation,” Vincent said.

He said some members of the executive and the party were using personal funds to ensure the party is able to communicate with its supporters, and was still confident of victory at the election.

He also called on supporters to volunteer their services, adding “we need people to volunteer with us, we need people to knock on doors”.