Persad-Bissessar, who served as prime minister between 2010-15 and had long lived under the shadow of late party leader Basdeo Panday, led the UNC to a sweeping victory on Monday night. The Indo-Trinidadian-dominated party won 25 seats out of 41.

The opposition in Trinidad and Tobago won Monday's parliamentary elections, returning former prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to office as the twin-island Caribbean nation battles an economic slu