As calls mount within the federal Liberal Party for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as leader, one political analyst says there’s little his detractors can do to force his hand.
It shouldn’t be this difficult to change party leaders. The party works best as a team, if most of the party wants a new leader, they should work amongst themselves to elect a new leader for the betterment of the party.
eeeeeeh. To my knowledge, the leader is chosen in a public but anonymous ballot. Donors can popularize/support a candidate with the usual backroom shenanigans, but the party members (maybe delegates?) make the actual selection. I think those two usually line up, but it would be hyperbolic to say the leader isn’t elected by the party members.
It shouldn’t be this difficult to change party leaders. The party works best as a team, if most of the party wants a new leader, they should work amongst themselves to elect a new leader for the betterment of the party.
Either that or enough MPs can just leave the party that they lose power.
Apparently the Liberal party constitution doesn’t allow for that. 🤷♂️
Don’t they know how the Liberal party works? The donors and backroom operators get to choose the leader, not the rank and file peasants.
eeeeeeh. To my knowledge, the leader is chosen in a public but anonymous ballot. Donors can popularize/support a candidate with the usual backroom shenanigans, but the party members (maybe delegates?) make the actual selection. I think those two usually line up, but it would be hyperbolic to say the leader isn’t elected by the party members.