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Trinidad and Tobago holds snap elections after prime minister dissolves Parliament

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Voters will choose 41 candidates for the House of Representatives .

The party that clinches 21 seats wins a majority, and that party's leader typically is appointed prime minister.

Election comes as the oil- and gas-rich country battles a surge in crime and economic instability.

Some citizens have been disgruntled over the appointment of prime minister in March without an election.