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UDP Snaps Convention in Carishores - Advantage Leila?
posted (May 20, 2019)
The UDP's National Party Council met on Saturday and agreed to hold a snap convention in Caribbean shores on June 30th. Deadline for the submission of names is May 31st.

For those just starting up their campaigns like Santiago Castillo Jr and Lee Mark Chan, 6 weeks is hardly enough time to get a campaign going. We asked the Party Leader if the tight timing is designed to give the edge to Leila Peyrefitte - who's already been working in the division:...

Jules Vasquez- Reporter
"Is this urgency to give the candidate, who is already on the ground working- that is Leela Peyrefitte, to give her an advantage?"

Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow- Prime Minister
"I don't think so because this was the decision come to by the entire national party council. You had over a hundred persons there and the feeling was just, 'Look, let us get this done and dust it as soon as possible.' And Lee Mark Chang, who was there as part of the National Party Council didn't object. So, I believe he thinks, as clearly the members present also thought, that this is enough time for anybody who works hard to have as good a shot as anybody else."

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