October 12, 2024
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Nenshi touted what he believes is his ability to beat Smith at the ballot box with policy pitches, including boosting funding to both public health care and education, reversing the government’s policies on 2SLGBTQ+ youth and fully implementing $10-a-day child care.

Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi voted new Alberta NDP leader in landslide victory

The three-term former Calgary mayor received 86 per cent of the votes

Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi romped to a landslide first-ballot victory on Saturday afternoon to become the Alberta NDP’s new leader and succeed the outgoing Rachel Notley.Nenshi, 52, becomes the party’s ninth leader as well as its first from Calgary, ushering in a new era for the NDP that currently sits as the largest official Opposition in Alberta’s history.

He gathered more than 86 per cent of the vote on the first ballot, far more than necessary to meet the 50 per cent plus one threshold for victory, according to results announced in Calgary.

“This extraordinary movement is an example of what’s possible when you stop thinking small and start dreaming big,” he told the crowd, which included Notley.

“We are a completely unified team.”

More…

Loading

Visited 5 times, 1 visit(s) today