Labour party is heading towards a power struggle for the presidency

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Labour party is heading towards a power struggle for the presidency

In the case of the British Conservative party, the leadership question is decided in the Labour party there are now two challengers to the top post. The controversial Chairman Jeremy Corbyn has won a stage victory.

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The Executive Committee of the British Labour party decided that Corbyn is the vote on the future party leadership as acting party leader automatically. So he must get the support of 51 Labour MPs in the UK and in the EU-Parliament – what can be for him difficult. With the decision of the Executive Committee, Labour now controls to a primary of the party base, to the Chairman Post. Thus, the severe crisis of the party is likely to continue for weeks.

Corbyn was “delighted”

After several hours of discussion in the party headquarters in London, the 18 members of the Executive Committee voted for an automatic candidacy Corbyns and 14 against, a party spokesman said. All the other candidates for the party presidency must be nominated by at least 20 percent of the members. Corbyn was “delighted” with the decision.

Corbyn was after the vote for Britain to leave the EU come under pressure. Many party members accused him of having only half-heartedly against a Brexit. At the end of June, only 40 Labour MPs for and 172 against him, voted in a non-binding vote of confidence. Corbyn was still in office, and pointed out that he had been chosen last September by the party members by a large majority.

Angela Eagle had thrown its hat in the Ring

Power struggle for the party presidency is coming to a head more

Meanwhile, there are two challengers. On Tuesday, the Labour MP Owen Smith threw his hat in the Ring. “Corbyn is a good man, who represents the Labour values, but do not have the leadership personality, with which we win elections,” said Smith in a BBC Interview.

The MPs Angela Eagle announced its application to the presidency of the party on Monday. “These are dark times for Labour, and they are dangerous for our country,” said the 55-year-old Ex-trade unionist. Corbyn was “unable to give the leadership for this huge task required”. Eagle was one of Corbyns shadow Cabinet before the party was broken out internal revolt against him.

Also Owen Smith considers himself a better party Chairman than Corbyn

To apply against Corbyns resistance to the party Chairman, to be nominated the candidate now of 51 Labour MPs. Corbyn was from the beginning, the view that he does not need to take this hurdle and had already announced legal action against such default.

cr/jj (dpa, afp)