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CLP President Sean Heenan says a motion of no confidence in Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro was voted down on the weekend, cementing support in her leadership · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: As I did mention a little bit earlier this morning,
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  Speaker 1: the Country Liberal Party currently well. They were holding over
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  Speaker 1: the weekend their Central Council meeting in Catherine and voted
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  Speaker 1: down the motion of no confidence in the opposition leader.
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  Speaker 1: Apparently there was a robust discussion that was held and
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  Speaker 1: the motion was resoundingly defeated. Now you might recall it
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  Speaker 1: had been reported we mentioned it on a little while
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  Speaker 1: back that there was apparently a couple of CLP branches
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  Speaker 1: that wanted to have a vote of no confidence in
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  Speaker 1: the opposition leader Leofanocchiaro. Now joining me on the line
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  Speaker 1: is the COLP president, Sean Heenan. Good morning to you. Sean.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning, Katie. How are you today?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah? Good, thank you, Thanks so much for your time
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  Speaker 1: this morning. I know you've just gotten off a plane,
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  Speaker 1: so I appreciate you having a chat with us. Sean.
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  Speaker 1: How did it go on the weekend?
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  Speaker 2: Very good? Actually, we all, like you said, we all
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  Speaker 2: had a good robust discussion. Everyone got to talk about
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  Speaker 2: their issues and moving forward. Where for the church and
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  Speaker 2: we're going to make sure we take the election next
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  Speaker 2: year and win.
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  Speaker 1: Sean, what were the concerns that were being raised by
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  Speaker 1: some branches within the COLP. Why do they not have
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  Speaker 1: confidence or why were they saying they didn't have confidence
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  Speaker 1: in Leafano Giaro?
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  Speaker 2: Basically, the few things at Central Council that were discussed
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  Speaker 2: were mainly just trying to get people's points across and
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  Speaker 2: maybe the avenues that were being used we're not being
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  Speaker 2: listened correctly. So we've worked on that and we understand
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  Speaker 2: that everyone gets their right to say we are a democracy. Unfortunately,
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  Speaker 2: luck labor, they just do what they want to do
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  Speaker 2: and don't learn anyone.
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  Speaker 1: In and so what was the like, you know, what
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  Speaker 1: was the result then of the vote?
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  Speaker 2: It was overwhelming. I'm not at liberty to give numbers
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  Speaker 2: due to the Central Council, but it was overwhelming.
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  Speaker 1: So there was a vote of not or there was
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  Speaker 1: a motion of no confidence in the opposition leader leaf
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  Speaker 1: and Ochiaro that was overwhelmingly voted down. And then was
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  Speaker 1: there a vote of confidence in Leofanocchiaro?
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely there was shortly after that.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, and it was overwhelmingly voted up. Is that what
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  Speaker 1: had sort of gone on correct?
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  Speaker 2: Very much?
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  Speaker 1: So you now, was there a decision made by or
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  Speaker 1: what's the what was discussed when it comes to the
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  Speaker 1: position of the Parliamentary Wing with the voice because I
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  Speaker 1: know that that has also been a point of contention.
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  Speaker 2: Well, yes it is, and I understand that the party
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  Speaker 2: has taken the platform. The pocis sorry that we have
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  Speaker 2: and Bill spoke on this long before Jacenter or the
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  Speaker 2: party decided. The wing had already made a decision, and
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  Speaker 2: I guess we don't want to seem like we're wishy
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  Speaker 2: washy or backflippers like the other side. So they're going
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  Speaker 2: to sit there and wait and find out any more
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  Speaker 2: information they can. But they understand that the party has
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  Speaker 2: taken this stand, and we understand what their position is
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  Speaker 2: as well.
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  Speaker 1: And Sean, was I mean, was that one of the
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  Speaker 1: points of contention why some people had had wanted this
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  Speaker 1: vote of no confidence in Leah.
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  Speaker 2: It may have been. It may have played a small
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  Speaker 2: part that no.
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  Speaker 1: Now just in terms of the resounding vote or what
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  Speaker 1: you've described as a resounding vote to keep Lea Finocchio
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  Speaker 1: as the opposition leader or the CLP leader. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: there clearly is a few people within the party who
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  Speaker 1: aren't happy with her leadership. Is it a small number
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  Speaker 1: or is it bigger than what you know, than what
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  Speaker 1: the CLP want the public to believe.
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  Speaker 2: No. No, it's everyone's entitled to their opinion, and at
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  Speaker 2: some point or another people will disagree and then they
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  Speaker 2: may come back around and agree. So I don't think
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  Speaker 2: it's a huge amount, but there are people who always
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  Speaker 2: in everywhere will not get along, and that's what it
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  Speaker 2: comes down to.
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  Speaker 1: Sean. I'm being told that fifty nine voted for LEA
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  Speaker 1: and only nine against. I'm not sure whether you can
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  Speaker 1: confirm those numbers.
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  Speaker 2: I won't confirm, but they're wrong.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, was it more or less? No?
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  Speaker 2: I won't confirm. No, that's fine, there was yep. I
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  Speaker 2: need to go on the numbers. That's how we voted,
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  Speaker 2: and it was voted down.
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  Speaker 1: Well, Sean, it sounds as though it was a busy
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  Speaker 1: weekend for members of the COLP. What else is on
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  Speaker 1: the agenda for you guys at that Central Council meeting.
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  Speaker 2: Basically, we're getting our pre selection committees ready and we're
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  Speaker 2: getting ready to find excellent candidates and take this election
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  Speaker 2: by storm.
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  Speaker 1: When do you reckon you'll have a better idea of
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  Speaker 1: who is going to run in some of the different electorates.
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  Speaker 2: Well, we've got three months now, we've approved pre selection.
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  Speaker 2: So that's part of our constitution that we have to
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  Speaker 2: find someone and select them within three months, otherwise we
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  Speaker 2: have to go back to the drawing board. So yeah, right,
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  Speaker 2: I've already got a great deal of people in mind,
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  Speaker 2: absolutely great, great people.
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  Speaker 1: Right, So you'll have a better idea of who's actually
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  Speaker 1: running by September this year, we should hope.
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  Speaker 2: So yeah, well.
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  Speaker 1: It sounds like it's all happening, Sean. I appreciate your
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  Speaker 1: time this morning and made I know it's been a
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  Speaker 1: bit of a juggle for you just getting off a plane,
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  Speaker 1: so I do appreciate you having a quick chat with us.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks very much, Katie, thank you time as well.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you