By LAMECH JOHNSON

Tribune Staff Reporter

ljohnson@tribunemedia.net

FREE National Movement candidate for Nassau Village, Halson Moultrie, yesterday expressed confidence that political campaigning among opposing parties in his prospective constituency will remain amicable leading up to the general elections.

Mr Moultrie was among more than a dozen FNM supporters who were seen canvassing the community with party leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday evening.

Last week, several videos of an altercation between supporters for the FNM and Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) in the Carmichael Road area were posted on social media with supporters from both parties shown heckling each other.

Mr Moultrie yesterday said he does not anticipate a similar situation in Nassau Village.

“The PLP candidate, you know I know him well,” Mr Moultrie said. “When we were campaigning on Saturday we had an opportunity for the groups to come together. And, of course, it was very good for both sides to see the two candidates coming together, communicating, hand-shaking, embracing.

“And that is the type of campaign we’re hoping to have in Nassau Village where Dion Smith, of course, he can run on his record, whatever that might be, and I am introducing my new vision and plan to the community.

“And the people will then decide which they would prefer to go with for themselves for the next five years,” he added.

In the 2012 elections, Mr Smith, on the PLP’s ticket, secured the Nassau Village seat with 2,262 votes over the FNM’s Basil Moss, with 1,518, and Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer, who won 834 votes.

Both Mr Smith and Mr Mortimer have been ratified by the PLP and DNA to contest the seat in the upcoming elections which have yet to be called.

When asked the likelihood that there would be a different outcome to that of 2012, Mr Moultrie expressed his confidence that Nassau Village will choose him and the FNM.

“Reception has been overwhelmingly strong in every area. You know we have seven districts. We have Glenniston Gardens, we have Ocean Estates, we have Hope Gardens, Mount Tabor Estates, Lynden Pindling Estates, Redland Acres, and Nassau Village proper.

So we have a diverse constituency that extends from Windsor Place all the way up into SeaBreeze and we found that the people are very receptive.”