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PHILIPSBURG--The leadership of the National Alliance (NA) may transition from current party leader Member of Parliament William Marlin to now deputy leader MP Silveria Jacobs at the 2016 NA Party Congress.
Asked at a press conference on Wednesday in Parliament House if discussions on leadership transition have taken place considering the results of the September 2014 Parliamentary Election that saw Jacobs gain more votes than him, Marlin said "absolutely not." There has not been any discussion to that effect.
Marlin said the reason for this is that he told the party congress in 2014 that he was ready for a transition as it is not his intention to remain party leader "for ever and ever."
Jacobs was elected deputy leader of the party at the 2014 congress.
However, it will be "up to the congress" to decide in 2016 "to make the transition," he said.
Marlin claimed it was the indication from him about the desire to transition the leadership of the party that may have reflected in the results of the election. He also said the transition has somewhat started as most of the party's administration such as press invitations and releases are "coming from the pen" of Jacobs.
Jacobs said, "When and if the transition happens" she would HOPE for Marlin's support in her endeavours in the "dog-eat-dog world." In that world, "not all of us have the canines for it."
