U.D.P. Denies Patrick Faber’s Application to Run Again in Collet

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Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber is the most senior politician on the opposition bench. The former leader of the United Democratic Party has won his seat as a member of the House of Representatives as many as five times since he entered electoral politics almost two decades ago. He has also been at odds with the leadership of the U.D.P. ever since he was succeeded by Shyne Barrow, following a convention on March twenty-seventh. The discord between Faber and his successor subsequently led to his removal from the Central Executive Committee several months later, on August fifteenth. The reason for Faber’s dismissal was his refusal to take down several social media posts that were not favorable to the party. But the shocking news tonight is that Faber has been rejected by the U.D.P.’s Nomination Committee. In a letter dated September twentieth, Faber was informed that his application for Standard Bearer for the Collet Division had been denied. It cited seven instances, the most recent being September eighteenth, when Faber took to his Facebook page to post what are being described as, “public attacks against the party”. Earlier today, we spoke with U.D.P. Chairman Michael Peyrefitte, as well as Vice Chairman Alberto August, who has also been vocal about his discontent with the party’s leadership. The erstwhile chairman says that the decision to sack Faber came from two individuals within the Nomination Committee who seemingly did not confer with other executives within the party prior to arriving at that conclusion. .