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General Secretary of the People's National Party, Paul Burke, is brushing aside calls for him to resign following the party's loss at the polls.
Burke has been coming under fire for his handling of the selection crisis which dogged the party during the run-up to the election.
Speaking on RJR's Hotline on Friday, Burke indicated that he will remain in the post until the party's annual conference later this year.
"I have taken my position which I will not discuss here. We have a conference to run , we have a local governance election to run ....there are some matters arising that must be dealt with first. I don't think there is one reason why we lost but i'm not sure if it should take full responsibility."
The PNP General Secretary also defended his stewardship of the party.
"I came in May 2014 - we did our internal polls, we have done well under the circumstances We have not been wiped out, there has not been a landslide victory ....but I also believe that there is a protocol involved - that if we loose, that you should resign but it should be done on time."
He also revealed that party leader Portia Simpson Miller was not in favour of calling the election and admitted that the party's strategy to attack Holness about his house and the decision not to participate in the national debates also hurt the PNP.
He also conceded that the JLP's tax plan swung the election in that party's favour.
Burke has been coming under fire for his handling of the selection crisis which dogged the party during the run-up to the election.
Speaking on RJR's Hotline on Friday, Burke indicated that he will remain in the post until the party's annual conference later this year.
"I have taken my position which I will not discuss here. We have a conference to run , we have a local governance election to run ....there are some matters arising that must be dealt with first. I don't think there is one reason why we lost but i'm not sure if it should take full responsibility."
The PNP General Secretary also defended his stewardship of the party.
"I came in May 2014 - we did our internal polls, we have done well under the circumstances We have not been wiped out, there has not been a landslide victory ....but I also believe that there is a protocol involved - that if we loose, that you should resign but it should be done on time."
He also revealed that party leader Portia Simpson Miller was not in favour of calling the election and admitted that the party's strategy to attack Holness about his house and the decision not to participate in the national debates also hurt the PNP.
He also conceded that the JLP's tax plan swung the election in that party's favour.
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