Richard Lewis, the current Member of Parliament for St John’s Rural West with the United Progressive Party (UPP), has entered the party’s leadership race against interim Political Leader, Jamale Pringle.
The UPP has lacked an elected leader since Harold Lovell’s resignation in 2023. Lewis previously vied for leadership in 2019, losing by over 200 votes to Lovell.
Nonetheless, Lewis’s extensive parliamentary experience, including his Senate appointment in 2018 and MP election in 2023, positions him as a formidable candidate.
Pringle, the former Deputy Leader and current Opposition Leader, also commands significant party support.
Some members fear further party divisions with another leadership contest.
The party convention on April 20 will determine the new UPP leader amid multiple contested positions.
