Fed: leadership not an issue, says Stott Despoja
Australian Democrats leader NATASHA STOTT DESPOJA says the leadership of her partyis not an issue despite their poor showing in the weekend's South Australian election.
And the Senator says she feels confident moving into a period of reviewing the directionof the party.
Support for the Democrats dropped nine percentage points in the SA election, and PrimeMinister JOHN HOWARD immediately suggested that Senator STOTT DESPOJA lacked the substanceof her predecessor, Senator MEG LEES.
Senator STOTT DESPOJA says she got the backing of her party room yesterday, and she'sjust been through a national rank-and-file leadership ballot.
Senator STOTT DESPOJA says the Democrats now have to assess their position on the politicallandscape, and decide how to perform in the future.
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KEYWORD: DEMOCRATS (CANBERRA)
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