Former Liberal Matthew Camenzuli, who took Scott Morrison to court over preselections ahead of the federal election, warns over ongoing 'games and chicanery' ahead of the NSW election.
abc.net.au/news/ex-liberal-warns-forming-choice-200-over-party-preselection-game/101758064A former high-ranking NSW Liberal is warning ongoing preselection "games and chicanery" could propel him to back Liberal-aligned independents.The collective would bring together Liberal-aligned independentsMillionaire Matthew Camenzuli has threatened to form an alliance of independents that would target seats like Epping and Hornsby, held by Premier Dominic Perrottet and Treasurer Matt Kean.
"A bunch of people have, out of frustration, come together and we're saying look, if we're not going to get democratic selections inside of the party, maybe we can run some independents that reflect the community and the values of the people." "The idea is it's community-based people, prominent people and ordinary Australians, that have had a little bit of a gutful of the current state of play politically," he said.
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