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Spazito

(52,962 posts) Sat Jun 22, 2024, 05:16 PM Jun 22

Naheed Nenshi elected new leader of the Alberta NDP

Former Calgary mayor garners nearly 86 per cent of votes

Alberta NDP members have overwhelmingly chosen former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi as their new leader.

The party's chief returning officer Amanda Freistadt announced the vote results in Calgary Saturday afternoon, revealing Nenshi garnered about 86 per cent of the 72,930 votes cast during the last month.

Voter turnout was 85.6 per cent.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/naheed-nenshi-elected-new-leader-of-the-alberta-ndp-1.7239118

Yay! He really is the only one who can challenge the Cons here, he is well liked and respected.