Jamaica's main opposition party rode a wave of discontent over a bad economy to scoop a big win in the country's general elections, sweeping Portia Simpson Miller back into office.<br/> Despite pre-election surveys forecasting a close and hard-fought race, preliminary official results showed Simpson Miller's People's National Party (PNP) taking about two thirds of the parliamentary seats at stake.<br/> "We will be working with you, as well as Jamaicans of the diaspora, to ensure that we move Jamaica forward," she told celebrating supporters. "We're going to be forming a partnership with you, the Jamaican people, a partnership with the private sector, a partnership with the media, and a partnership with civil society."<br/> She's pledging 'growth and development with job creation' but also alluded to the Caribbean nation's huge debt burden and possible new austerity measures as part of a 1.27 billion dollar bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund.<br/> The election defeat was described by outgoing Prime Minister Andrew Holness as humbling for the governing Jamaica Labour Party. The 39-year-old former education minister had been hoping to keep the party in power for a second consecutive term.
