General elections were held in the Bahamas on 2 May 2007. The result was an opposition victory, with the Free National Movement

Free National Movement

The Free National Movement is a socially liberal and economically conservative political party in The Bahamas. It is currently the ruling party, winning 23 of the 41 seats in the Bahamas House of Assembly on May 2, 2007; two of these seats are currently being contested in Electorial Court by the...

, led by former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham

Hubert Ingraham

Hubert Alexander Ingraham is the Prime Minister of the Bahamas. He first served as Prime Minister from August 1992 until May 2002 and became Prime Minister again in 2007. He is a member of the Free National Movement Party . The Rt. Hon. Hubert A...

, claiming 23 of the 41 seats. Incumbent Prime Minister Perry Christie

Perry Christie

Perry Gladstone Christie is a Bahamian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2007...

 conceded defeat in a phone call to his rival. Ingraham was sworn into the office of Prime Minister on 4 May.

The Progressive Liberal Party

Progressive Liberal Party

The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....

 was expected to win re-election up until the Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith

In 1992 Smith was chosen by Hugh Hefner to appear on the cover of the March issue of Playboy, where she was listed as Vickie Smith, wearing a low-cut evening gown. The centerfold was photographed by Stephen Wayda. Smith said she planned to be "the next Marilyn Monroe". Becoming one of Playboys...

 scandal, when Minister of Immigration Shane Gibson

Shane Gibson

David Shane Gibson is a Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. He is the son of Bahamian entertainer and "King" Eric Gibson.-Early career:...

, a PLP Member or Parliament was accused of cozying up to the former playmate by fast-tracking residency for her and Howard K. Stern

Howard K. Stern

Howard Kevin Stern is an American attorney, and a former domestic partner of the late Anna Nicole Smith. On September 28, 2006. Stern and Smith exchanged vows in a legally nonbinding ceremony in Nassau, Bahamas...

. His government later came under fire when a picture of Smith was leaked to the press with his immigration minister embracing her. Despite the scandal, Gibson was re-elected.