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If the conference committee of the People's National Party (PNP) has its way, President Portia Simpson Miller and her four Vice Presidents will not be subjected to an election this time around.
But the party cannot be sure if it will be spared an unwelcome internal election on September 14 as its Constitution still makes provision for nominations from the floor at the conference.
Following a meeting of the PNP's conference committee Thursday morning, news emerged that the party is planning to forego any form of internal election at this time.
The scaled down confab is reportedly aimed at diffusing mounting tension in the party.
The event which has been cut from a three to a one day affair, will for the most part, take the form of a mass rally.
Members are still smarting from the PNP's electoral defeat - the first in 18 years.
Senior members are reportedly hoping a resolution can be brought to the modified conference to have the officers returned en bloc.
The leadership of the party will be moving quickly to guide this kind of thinking among the grassroots.
But for some in the party, this remains a mere hope.
The party's constitution still makes provision for nomination for the position of officers to be made from the floor.
The precedence was set two years ago, when Paul Burke was nominated for one of the four Vice Presidential positions from the floor.
This development went against the traditions of the party as candidates were usually nominated within a specified period stipulated by the PNP leadership.
It was forced to huddle and make hasty place for an extended conference to accommodate the Vice Presidential election.
Subsequently, there were talks of plans to amend the Constitution to prevent a recurrence of the embarrassment to a party unprepared for an election.
But that has not been done and this time around the leadership of Party is moving to contain disgruntled delegates.
But the party cannot be sure if it will be spared an unwelcome internal election on September 14 as its Constitution still makes provision for nominations from the floor at the conference.
Following a meeting of the PNP's conference committee Thursday morning, news emerged that the party is planning to forego any form of internal election at this time.
The scaled down confab is reportedly aimed at diffusing mounting tension in the party.
The event which has been cut from a three to a one day affair, will for the most part, take the form of a mass rally.
Members are still smarting from the PNP's electoral defeat - the first in 18 years.
Senior members are reportedly hoping a resolution can be brought to the modified conference to have the officers returned en bloc.
The leadership of the party will be moving quickly to guide this kind of thinking among the grassroots.
But for some in the party, this remains a mere hope.
The party's constitution still makes provision for nomination for the position of officers to be made from the floor.
The precedence was set two years ago, when Paul Burke was nominated for one of the four Vice Presidential positions from the floor.
This development went against the traditions of the party as candidates were usually nominated within a specified period stipulated by the PNP leadership.
It was forced to huddle and make hasty place for an extended conference to accommodate the Vice Presidential election.
Subsequently, there were talks of plans to amend the Constitution to prevent a recurrence of the embarrassment to a party unprepared for an election.
But that has not been done and this time around the leadership of Party is moving to contain disgruntled delegates.