ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s New Democratic caucus is meeting again today as it tries to regroup after internal leadership tensions erupted in public.
All five members of the third-party caucus have been gathered at an undisclosed location for meetings that started Friday after a rough week.
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It all began when NDP Leader Lorraine Michael returned from vacation on Sunday to find an emailed letter signed by all four of her members.
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It asked for a leadership convention next year to renew the party, a move that would require Michael to resign.
The letter was leaked to the media and Michael went public, saying she felt blindsided and betrayed.
The NDP won five seats in the 2011 provincial election and had hoped to build on gains in the polls to challenge the Opposition Liberals and ruling Progressive Conservatives.
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