Final leadership hustings are held as Roderic O’Gorman and Pippa Hackett face off
must get on an “election footing” and overcome an “image problem” surrounding the party, the two leadership candidates have said., after Eamon Ryan announced that he would stand down. Both candidates used the occasion to issue a rallying call to members ahead of a potential general election towards the end of 2024.
Speaking at the hustings, Mr O’Gorman said if the Greens “are to win seats, in order to allow us to implement our policy, we have to be engaged with the issues the electorate bring to us. We have to get ready for that fight. We have to put our party on an election footing.” Meanwhile, Ms Hackett warned the party needs to address its “image problem” after “hurting people” by “implying they lead bad lives”.
“We have created an image problem and I think anyone watching who thinks otherwise is deluded. And, yes, while many of the tropes that are out there are misinformation, they are unjustified, they are a very lazy characterisation of who we are and what we’re about. But the fact is they’re out there, and we have to oust them.
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