Interim Liberal Leader Roger Melanson will not put his name forward in the party's upcoming leadership race. A statement released by the party on Mond.
Another name has been added to the list. Seamus Byrne announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick at a virtual ev.
Roger Melanson is the interim leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick. (Photo: Facebook/Roger Melanson)
The New Brunswick Liberal Association elected a new executive for its party over the weekend.
Over 1,000 members attended the virtual meeting held on Saturday.
Interim leader Roger Melanson says, “The Liberal party will succeed again, I truly believe we are going to accomplish great societal public policies when we all pull together.”
Brian Murphy was named to the role of president.
The lawyer and former MP and former mayor of Moncton says unity will play a big role for the Liberal party.
Speaking confidently, he says the association will begin working right away to rebuild the party, “We need unity, we need policies. We don’t need to win, we are going to win the next election.”