Michael Ignatieff has been confirmed as the front-runner at the Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention following the release of the results of the first ballot. The former Harvard academic leads the field of eight contestants with 1,412 votes (29.3\%). As expected, Bob Rae is in second place with 977 vote (20.3\%). Stephane Dion did better than expected and is in a tight battle for third place with Gerard Kennedy with Dion receiving 856 votes (17.8\%) two more than Kennedy's 854 votes (17.7\%). Voting on the second ballot begins Saturday morning at 9am with subsequent ballots occuring throughout the day, as needed, until one candidate emerges with a majority of the vote.
Michael Ignatieff has been confirmed as the front-runner at the Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention following the release of the results of the first ballot. The former Harvard academic leads the field of eight contestants with 1,412 votes (29.3\%). As expected, Bob Rae is in second place with 977 vote (20.3\%). Stéphane Dion did better than expected and is in a tight battle for third place with Gerard Kennedy with Dion receiving 856 votes (17.8\%) two more than Kennedy's 854 votes (17.7\%). Voting on the second ballot begins Saturday morning at 9am with subsequent ballots occurring throughout the day, as needed, until one candidate emerges with a majority of the vote.
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