KINGSTON, Jamaica— Dr Angela Brown-Burke has been re-elected as Chairman of the People’s National Party (PNP).

The Opposition announced that Brown-Burke was re-elected on Sunday at the party’s first National Executive Council (NEC) meeting for the 2022/2023 political year.

Senator Floyd Morris was also returned as Deputy Chairman of the 84-year-old party.

“Despite inclement weather conditions, members of the NEC filled the Knox Community College Auditorium to elect the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and eleven elected members. This democratic process which saw the re-election of the first female chairperson of the party, also saw the return of Senator Floyd Morris as Deputy chairperson of the party,” the PNP said in a statement.

It is reported that Raymond Pryce, former Deputy General Secretary of the PNP, was positioning himself to challenge Brown-Burke for the position of chairman.

Pryce, who is also a former Member of Parliament for the once PNP safe seat of St Elizabeth North Eastern, was reportedly sounding off with key members of the party about his intentions.

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The NEC is the highest decision making body of the party outside of the Annual Conference which was held last week.