When a parliamentary party has their leader quit, the party bigwigs appoint an interim leader until the leadership race is over- usually someone with a lot of experience but isn't running for leadership themselves and they usually pick someone fairly milquetoast (for that party). For the Greens after May stepped down someone named Jo-Ann Roberts was appointed.
The Bloc Québécois appointed Vivian Barbot, a black woman, as interim leader in 2011 for a year. But she wasn't chosen by the members and interim leaders are designed to be temporary so they don't "count" per se.
The permanent leader is chosen by the party members so that takes time as you have campaigning then voting.
When a parliamentary party has their leader quit, the party bigwigs appoint an interim leader until the leadership race is over- usually someone with a lot of experience but isn't running for leadership themselves and they usually pick someone fairly milquetoast (for that party). For the Greens after May stepped down someone named Jo-Ann Roberts was appointed.
The Bloc Québécois appointed Vivian Barbot, a black woman, as interim leader in 2011 for a year. But she wasn't chosen by the members and interim leaders are designed to be temporary so they don't "count" per se.
The permanent leader is chosen by the party members so that takes time as you have campaigning then voting.
I know, but the way words are being played with lately by "journalists" ...