And the leader of the opposition can focus on the UDP because - all indications are - he will not face a leadership challenge in his party's national convention next month. The deadline to submit the names for executive posts is tomorrow at 4:00 pm, and it seems the status quo will remain - the present executive will be endorsed for another term, That is, the status quo, maybe minus one. Deputy Leader for the East Kareem Musa had briefly indicated that he was considering challenging Briceno - and so he didn't put his name on Briceno's slate. Today, Briceno told us that Musa never got back to him, so he is moving on:..
Hon. John Briceno, Leader of the Opposition
"I have asked him to be on my slate and he has never responded, so I am putting up a slate."
Jules Vasquez, reporter
"A slate not including him."
Hon. John Briceno
"As I said he never responded, so I am putting up a complete slate, including a deputy leader for Eastern Caucus."
Jules Vasquez, reporter
"Mr. Musa in his recorded statement said that at this time he will not offer a challenge to you and that because the party needs unity. But he says that because the PUP has to win and win big in the next election. Is Mr. Musa setting the stage that if the PUP don't win big (whatever big means), let's say a majority of the municipalities that then the legitimacy of leadership will be questioned by some?"
Hon. John Briceno
"Well big is relative. Right now we have 1. We control one municipality and that's Orange Walk Town and even there where we have the mayor and we have 4 councilors. So if we win one more we have increase by 100% and that could be considered big. We believe that we are going to do well in the next municipal elections."
Briceno did not disclose who would replace Musa as Deputy Leader for The East on his slate.
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