McAlpine: FNM is Still Struggling

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GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS – As the Free National Movement gears up for its convention later this month, former Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine says he is not impressed by the direction the party is heading in. Despite the change in leadership, McAlpine reveals he remains on the fringes of the party.

Months after the popular Grand Bahama Member of Parliament lost his seat, he is speaking out about the current state of the Free National Movement.

McAlpine says while new leadership bodes well for the party, he doesn’t think the FNM is in a good place.

After not receiving a nomination from the FNM, McAlpine ran as an independent candidate in the September 16 general election.

The Pineridge incumbent lost his seat but captured the largest bloc of votes among the independent or third-party candidates, outperforming the FNM’s Pineridge candidate.

During his time as an FNM MP McAlpine frequently criticized the former administration on a number of its policy choices including the decision to raise value added tax, making him the black sheep of his party.

He was also not shy about slamming former Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, who was replaced as FNM leader by Marco City MP Michael Pintard.

McAlpine says while many people have asked if he will return to the FNM, he says no one “of substance” from the party has reached out.

But he says that will not derail his plans to return to frontline politics.