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Jul 14, 2021
Shyne Opens Up About Convention Outcome
Sunday’s recall convention saw Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber retaining his seat as leader of the United Democratic Party. Despite surviving the recent attempt to have him ousted, Faber’s control of the U.D.P. is not absolute. He is compelled to share the reins with Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow who is the official head of the party in parliament. Both politicians share an antagonistic relationship and are tasked with having to work with each other as they try to steer the party through turbulent headwinds. With the convention in their collective rearview, are Faber and Barrow prepared to move forward in unison or is there still animosity between the two leaders? This afternoon, Barrow sat down with News Five to answer a few questions.
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Jul 12, 2021
Patrick Faber Retains Leadership of the U.D.P.
The votes are in and Patrick Faber lives to fight another day, but in the wake of a less than resounding victory at Sunday’s recall convention, his detractors are still asking him to step down as U.D.P. party leader. Faber, who was been under fire from factions inside the United Democratic Party for several weeks, met the one-third threshold that was necessary for him to retain his seat; however, there is still great division within the beleaguered political organization. Delegates poured in from all corners of the country as the historic Bird’s Isle was the venue for the first-of-its-kind recall convention. Of the five hundred and twenty-one delegates that were eligible to participate in yesterday’s vote, thirty-eight did not cast their ballots. Likewise, of the two hundred and ninety delegates who signed the petition to trigger a recall convention, only two hundred and fifty-seven maintained their
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