PNM EXEC WELCOMES LOSING CANDIDATES

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Despite concerns raised by some of the candidates in the PNM's internal elections held this past Sunday, the winning slate headed by Political Leader Pennelope Beckles says, the elections were free and fair, and they're calling on the unsuccessful candidates to help rebuild the PNM. Rynessa Cutting has more.

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00:00The PNM executive is inviting all party members to come out to the convention this Sunday

00:05when the new executive will be installed.

00:08The convention will comprise all members of the General Council

00:11and all delegates to the annual convention

00:15and in addition will involve invited guests and other party members and supporters.

00:22The political leader may also take the opportunity to appoint deputy political leaders at this convention.

00:34The one PNM slate headed by political leader Penelope Beckles

00:38pulled off a clean sweep of the elections.

00:41However, some of the opposing candidates have since lodged complaints

00:44with the election supervisory committee alleging irregularities,

00:48among them the Port de Spain mayor who was vying for chairmanship.

00:52We are not going to deny that some concerns were not genuine,

00:58but at the same time, as it relates to whether it would have impacted on the results

01:03to the point where there should be something totally different,

01:06no, because the margin of victory is that way.

01:09So we will be making an extra effort to reach out to even the candidates that lost on the 20th

01:14as well as to reach out to those who participated in the process.

01:18The outgoing vice chairman says all in the PNM are valued.

01:22I would not want them to think that their effort was not appreciated.

01:28I mean, Chinua Halin, for example, made a serious effort, just didn't get through.

01:33Farai, as I said, had a very interesting campaign.

01:36And Paula Gopi School is a valuable member of the party, as is Donna Cox.

01:43So these are all parties stalwarts.

01:45Roger Boynes was an MP, a very successful MP, and a minister of sport.

01:51These are all very important, very valuable members of the party.

01:55And I expect that as soon as they put over the disappointment,

02:00they will join with everybody else to rebuild the PNM

02:05and make it the strong, powerful force that it should be and will be.

02:107,100 members voted in the PNM internal elections.

02:15Renasa Cutting, TV6 News.

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