Tempest in a Teapot?

This weekend saw the re-election unopposed of Dr. Kenny Anthony as political leader of the St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP).
How many of us, with all that had been said over the last year or so, really expected that the business of the party would have taken place in such an atmosphere of calm and apparent consensus?
After all, the air had been full of rumours about internal dissension and calls for the removal of Dr. Anthony as leader … with the result that at its election of officers, anything was expected.
Surprisingly, even those who might have been considered the leading contenders to try and wrest the top spot from the leader – Phillip J. Pierre, Robert Lewis and Alva Baptiste are names that spring to mind – were among the staunchest supporters of the retention of the leadership position by Dr. Anthony.

Next weekend, we see the same scenario about to be repeated by the United Workers Party (UWP), with its convention of delegates, wherein nominations are to be made identifying the contestants for the executive positions of the party hierarchy. Again, there is much political buzz floating around, with rumours of several members having stated their intentions to go for the presently vacant leadership position, that is being provisionally occupied by Prime Minister Stephenson King.
An engrossing, drag-out battle appears to be on the cards.
In light of what has just taken place within the SLP ranks, we feel justified in asking, “Will division and turmoil characterize the upcoming UWP convention, or will all the hype and talk that is presently preceding it turn out to be simply another tempest in the proverbial teapot, and consensus and collaboration turn out to be the order of the day?”
A week, they say, is a long time in politics … and at this point, we can but wait the week, to see how it all turns out.