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Originally Posted by octothorp
Not at all against the charter. He was merely appointed interim leader. He'll still be up for election in May, and any other party member can run against him at that time, should they so choose. But the party decided that rather than elect a lame-duck interim leader as is often the case, the current circumstances required that they choose an interim leader who could lead the party in case of an election.
It certainly is unusual for an interim leader be someone who intends to run the party long-term, but there is a historical precedent for it: Hugh Guthrie was appointed (not elected) interim leader of the Conservatives in 1926, and remained interim leader for a full year before a leadership convention was held where he put up his name to be the full leader of the party.
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Oh come on... I think you would have to admit that to have the front running leadership candidate chosen as the interim leader, pretty well guarantees that he will become the permanent leader in May.
The only way he wouldn't, is if in the 5 months preceding the leadership convention, he was a complete disaster as leader (ala Dion). THAT, is why both Rae and LeBlanc dropped out of the race. They could obviously see the writing on the wall.