NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday asserted that Free National Movement (FNM) leader Michael Pintard was "lost in space" and "politically delusional" over his claims that Prime Minister Philip Davis was "embattled" within his party.

Mitchell was responding to Pintard's assertions, which appeared in a local daily, noting that Davis held a general convention in November 2023 and was elected unopposed as party leader. 

"He nominated his choice for Chairman, and his choice won with a substantial, convincing, and unassailable majority. On the other hand, you have Michael Pintard of the FNM fighting like cats and dogs in the streets.

"Police had to be called. The courts have intervened. The former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis refused to support the candidate in West Grand Bahama and  Bimini and routinely broke party discipline in the House of Assembly. Mr Pintard is afraid to call a convention because he knows that Hubert Minnis is coming to get him," said Mitchell.

"The evidence is clear:r Brave Davis is the unchallenged master of his party. He leads a government with the best economy in a decade. On the other side, a leader with a party in public shambles. The only one embattled is the delusional Michael Pintard."

Pintard has faced recent calls to hold a convention and has downplayed reported dissent within the party.

In an open letter addressed to Pintard on December 4, former Deputy Prime Minister Desmond Bannister urged the Free National Movement (FNM) to convene a party convention at the "earliest possible date," expressing concern that public confidence in the party's leadership capabilities has suffered.

In response to Bannister's call, Pintard characterized the comments as "duplicitous" and "disappointing."

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