NSW Liberals fail to resolve preselection impasse raising prospect of federal intervention
by Anne Davies from World news | The Guardian on (#5VGY6)
Vote on proposed peace deal to placate warring factions pushed to an electronic ballot next week after Friday night meeting of state executive
The New South Wales Liberal party has failed to resolve its preselection impasse for federal candidates and has delayed the issue until next week, dramatically raising the prospects that a federal intervention will be required.
The 27-member state executive met on Friday night for less than two hours, but did not consider a controversial deal which was designed to placate the warring factions and settle a number of key seats by bypassing branch votes.
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