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<p>The
majority of the People’s National Party (PNP) delegates who will vote in the
September 7 presidential poll will come from the party’s groups islandwide and
its National Executive Council (NEC).</p>
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<p>A
total of approximately 2,800 delegates will select the party president at the
special delegates’ conference.</p>
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<p>The
NEC, which is the PNP’s highest decision-making body, outside of the annual
conference, will provide nearly 350 delegates for the run-off.</p>
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<p>A
recognised constituency’ is entitled to two NEC members, and one from each
unrecognised constituency.</p>
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<p>To
become a recognised a constituency requires a minimum of 20 groups, plus a
Youth Organisation and a Women’s group. Groups are the small territorial bodies
that exist in the constituencies and hold meetings on a regular basis to
discuss various issues.</p>
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<p>Constituencies
are not allowed to have more groups than the number of polling divisions. Each
recognised group, with 10-19 members, is entitled to one delegate. A group with
20 or more is entitled to two delegates.</p>
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<p>Party
groups, which are named in the PNP constitution, must be operational for a
minimum of seven months to be recognised, and must be in good financial
standing and hold annual conferences before August. The party’s national annual
conference is held on the third weekend of September each year.</p>
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<p>The
party structure is also divided into six regions, with one delegate per
constituency. For example, in the party’s Region Five, there are eight
constituencies. That region is entitled to no more than eight delegates.
Depending on the state of a constituency, in a particular region, no delegate
may be chosen. </p>
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<p>PNP
affiliates such as the National Workers’ Union (NWU) and the youth/adult
professional arm the Patriots are also among the main sources of delegates,</p>
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<p>The
NWU, a trade union affiliated to the party, provides at least 50 delegates, the
Patriots 30 and Parish Councillors who are not NEC members are automatic
delegates. The party has no say in who are delegates from affiliates.</p>
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<p>The
union’s selection criteria specify that a delegate has to be a Comrade, a fully
paid-up member of the party, a member of the NWU, or a worker representative
who “adds value to the union and its work”.</p>
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<p>Tags,
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