Alberta’s opposition NDP to unveil new leader in June
Posted Jan 28, 2024 12:45 pm.
Last Updated Jan 28, 2024 10:17 pm.
Alberta’s Opposition NDP says it will announce a new leader to replace Rachel Notley on June 22.
The party announced the date on Saturday following meetings in Red Deer to set the rules and timelines of the leadership contest.
Notley said Jan. 16 that she would be stepping down after leading the NDP for almost a decade, including four years as premier from 2015 to 2019.
The party says in a news release that the leadership race will begin on February 5th and will conclude on the final day for voting, June 22 at noon.
Amanda Freistadt, chief returning officer of the Alberta NDP leadership race, says in the release that the NDP constitution requires a mail-in ballots as well as online voting, and the party will also provide a telephone option.
The release says the party will aim to post the finalized rules package on its website next week.
