?Federal arm of Liberal Party takes over NSW branch for not complying with preselection rules
The Liberal Party's federal executive has taken control of the NSW branch, giving Prime Minister Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet powers to decide who represents the party at the coming election.
The move paves the way for three sitting MPs - Alex HAWKE, Susan LEY and Trent ZIMMERMAN - to avoid having to face a preselection battle to contest the poll.
The executive said it unanimously decided to dissolve the state branch for not complying with preselection rules.
The intervention comes after months of delays in preselecting candidates to run for seats in the House of Representatives for the likely May federal election, with the hold-ups linked to infighting between the state's factions.
High profile sitting members have been affected and some seats including highly contested marginals have had no candidate less than 90 days out from the expected poll date.
Liberal candidates for Eden-Monaro, Dobell, Warringah and the blue-ribbon seat of Bennelong, where incumbent John Alexander is retiring, have not yet been determined or announced.
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