 As Weekes was the only nominated candidate on election day, she was deemed elected without the need for a vote.Paula-Mae Weeks thus became the first woman to take office as president of Trinidad and Tobago on 19 March 2018.The President of Trinidad and Tobago is indirectly elected for a 5-year term by an electoral college comprising all 41 members of the House of Representatives and all 31 members of the Senate.