yuji22 posted:OK Folks,
The PPP will be selecting their Presidential candidate for this year's election. As PPP supporters and potential AFC crossovers to the PPP, there need to be a transparent and secret voting process.
President Jagdeo delivered the fatal blow to APNU and must be congratulated for reigniting the PPP base and attracting curious first time voters to the PPP.
All of these Candidates will try to persuade the CC as to why they should lead the PPP and that is very democratic right. But the candidate selection process must be transparent. I read a statement that the candidate should be a "consensus" candidate and if there is not one, then a secret ballot should be held ?
What ? Did I hear that correctly ? Yes, I did and I disagree. Why ?
The Presidential candidate MUST be selected by secret ballot. As a die hard supporter, I demand that the voting process be secret and let member of the CC select the best candidate by one vote each. CC members must not feel pressured or intimidate in selecting a candidate and it MUST be secret and free of pressure to select a Candidate.
It would be undemocratic for the PPP to "select" a "consensus" candidate. I call on the CC members and President Jagdeo to demonstrate leadership by ensuring that the voting process is transparent and by a secret ballot, no other way is acceptable.
Yuji22
Yugi, what makes you think only PPP base are ignited, APNU/AFC may also be ignited.
"Consensus" Candidate (s) are candidates outside of the PPP CC which have to be approved by the EXco to throw their hat in the ring.
The voting by the CC to select the PPP presidential candidate is done by secret ballot.