2 November 2007 | Bermuda Sun

Premier Ewart Brown ended months of speculation today by announcing that the general election will be held on Tuesday, December 18, 2007.

The election will be the first chance voters have had to either endorse or reject Dr. Brown as the country's leader, a position he won after challenging Alex Scott in an internal party battle a year ago.

The Progressive Labour Party goes into the election with 22 seats; the United Bermuda Party has 14. Most of the seats are considered strongholds, but at least seven are too close to call.

The UBP has not been in power for nine years. For it to regain control it will have to win all seven marginal seats, hold the seats it won in 2003 and win at least one of the PLP's safe seats. Put another way, the PLP would have to suffer dramatic losses in order for the UBP to win. MORE! »