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#liberal-party

Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of Brazil's jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, said his father has chosen him to lead his far-right Liberal Party and run for president in next year's election. "It is with great responsibility that I confirm the decision of Brazil's greatest political and moral leader, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, to entrust me with the mission of continuing our national project," the younger Bolsonaro wrote on X on Friday.

Miriam Gonzalez Durantez is contemplating a move into politics, following a gap in the liberal space in Spain after Ciudadanos' decline. She aims to launch a new liberal party.

Proponents of quotas, including NSW senator Maria Kovacic, say sunset provisions to remove preferential treatment for women must be included in any rule change.

The statement by the five female Liberal MPs condemned the decision for gender quotas, claiming it demeaned women's capabilities and perpetuated their minority status in politics.

The race for the Liberal leadership is becoming bitter as Angus Taylor's allies dismiss speculation he is poised to pull out and clear the path for Sussan Ley.

For Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals, the pessimistic view is that a poorer-than-expected showing in Ontario is precisely what kept him from forming a majority government.

Since the 2022 federal election, the Liberal party has failed to reconnect with female voters, risking further alienation while elevating the hard-right faction.