KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) has dismissed a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) internal poll circulating on social media showing the party with an almost six per cent lead over the PNP.

In a statement Sunday afternoon, the PNP said the poll is “nothing more than a desperate attempt to grab headlines and prop up their (JLP) declining public ratings in an election year”.

“The so-called poll, which lacks any credible pollster attribution and provides no dates, is yet another fabrication designed to mislead Jamaicans. If the JLP is truly ahead, then Prime Minister Andrew Holness should waste no time and call the election immediately,” the PNP press release said.

The poll, which leaked on social media platforms and WhatsApp on Sunday, was reportedly conducted between January 6 and 14 this year across all 63 constituencies and has a margin of error of +/- 3 per cent.

When participants were asked if a General Election is called today which political party they would vote for, 38.5 per cent said the JLP, while 32.7 per cent said the PNP.  Some 28.8 per cent of respondents were undecided. This represents a 5.8 per cent lead for the governing party which will seek a third consecutive term in office later this year when a General Election is due.

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The PNP said it is awaiting the announcement of an election date so the people can have their say at the ballot box.