Jul 12, 2021 Patrick Faber Retains Leadership of the U.D.P. The votes are in and Patrick Faber lives to fight another day, but in the wake of a less than resounding victory at Sunday’s recall convention, his detractors are still asking him to step down as U.D.P. party leader. Faber, who was been under fire from factions inside the United Democratic Party for several weeks, met the one-third threshold that was necessary for him to retain his seat; however, there is still great division within the beleaguered political organization. Delegates poured in from all corners of the country as the historic Bird’s Isle was the venue for the first-of-its-kind recall convention. Of the five hundred and twenty-one delegates that were eligible to participate in yesterday’s vote, thirty-eight did not cast their ballots. Likewise, of the two hundred and ninety delegates who signed the petition to trigger a recall convention, only two hundred and fifty-seven maintained their initial position on Faber’s leadership, thirty-three of them either had a change of mind or opted to abstain from voting. We begin our coverage of the convention with a comprehensive look at what transpired on Sunday afternoon.