The new leader acknowledged that the journey toward a provincial victory in 2027 will be difficult but that there will be ‘joy in the struggle’
Naheed Nenshi delivers his acceptance speech after being named as the new leader of the Alberta NDP in Calgary on June 22, 2024.Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi won a landslide victory to become the new leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party, promising amid roaring applause to challenge what he considers Premier Danielle Smith’s narrow view of Alberta .
“It will not be easy at all. We are going against a well-funded, a well-oiled political machine on the other side. We’re going against the machine that unlike us is not based on values and ethics and morals and what is best for the province,” he said. Mr. Nenshi’s win comes after a months-long campaign where candidates focused largely on how they plan to defeat the governing United Conservative Party and drive the Alberta NDP into the future. The challenge for the incoming leader will be uniting party members under a single orange tent – carving out a middle ground for NDP stalwarts and those closer to the political centre.
The leadership race additionally brought to the forefront questions about the provincial party’s ties to its federal counterpart, a union that proved problematic for the Alberta NDP during the last general election. Mr. Nenshi believes severing ties with the federal NDP is the way forward.
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