Nova Scotia NDP officially confirms Claudia Chender as new party leader
The Nova Scotia NDP has formally chosen a brand new chief at a celebration conference in RisePEI.
Claudia Chender, who ran unopposed, formally secured the title after an internet celebration vote that started final Monday.
The 45-year-old former lawyer was first elected to symbolize the driving of Dartmouth South in 2017.
Chender was the celebration’s home chief within the legislature when she declared her candidacy in February.
She replaces Gary Burrill, who introduced final November that he would step down after main the New Democrats since February 2016.
The NDP, which hasn’t held authorities in Nova Scotia since 2013, has completed third within the final two provincial elections and at the moment holds six seats within the 55-seat legislature.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed June 25, 2022.
