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Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur. (FP)

By Barry Alleyne | Tue, January 24, 2012 - 12:10 AM

Every politician hoping to run on a Barbados Labour Party (BLP) ticket in the next general election will have to go through the party’s constitutional process of being nominated and winning an election at the branch level.

That word has come down from Opposition Leader Owen Arthur.

A couple hours after former minister of tourism Noel Lynch easily won one such election Sunday in the St Michael South constituency, Arthur made it clear that there were no “perpetual candidates” with an election on the horizon.

“We will show the public that to take charge of the country as a party, we will first take care of our business according to this party’s constitution,” he said. “There are no perpetual candidates in the party. I had to be nominated and win to run for the people of St Peter [and] Noel Lynch had to be nominated and win to run for the people of St Michael South.”

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Posted by Tony Waterman 3 months, 4 weeks ago: Why is it that SUDDENLY the RULES are being strictly applied? I cant remember when these RULES were ever applied in the past ,so why SUDDENLY now? is it because The Leader needs a Safe Constituency for a Particular person to Run in?????? PLEASE don’t do What The DLP did in Christ Church with Mr. Abed. Because The Party ruled the Roost in a Riding for a long time, it does not mean that Parachuting some one else into that riding will be successful for you, so be careful, if this is the intention it might turn out to be counter productive.

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Posted by Pan Wallie 3 months, 3 weeks ago: Did you say every politician? And is it true what we are hearing about names appearing somewhat mysteriously on the constituency’s voter’s list