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NDP releases official rules for leadership race to replace Singh

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 25 Jul, 2025 11:30 AM

The NDP has released the official rules for its leadership race, which include requirements that candidates gather specific numbers of signatures from supporters in diverse regional, racial and LGBTQ+ groups.

At least 10 per cent of a candidate's signatures must come from young New Democrats aged 25 years or under.

Candidates must also collect at least 50 signatures from each of five different regions in Canada — the Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies, and B.C. and the North.

A new permanent leader to replace Jagmeet Singh will be chosen through a ranked ballot vote, allowing party members to rank candidates in order of preference.

The party announced earlier this month that candidates will be required to pay a $100,000 entry fee.

The official campaign kicks off in September and the final vote will be in March, when the party holds its convention in Winnipeg.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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