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Manitoba premier not firm on staying for full 2nd term, commits to seeing end of COVID-19

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Brian Pallister appears to be leaving the door open to an exit from political life before the next provincial election slated for October 2023.Pallister said in interviews during the 2019 election campaign that he would serve a full second term if re-elected.

Manitoba premier says his focus is on beating coronavirus, not dismal polling numbers He repeated the message a few months later when he said he planned on completing his second term and might run for a third if the public would have him.Now, he appears committed only to staying on to guide the province through the COVID-19 crisis.“I’m committed to seeing (the pandemic) through,” Pallister said in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press when asked whether he’ll serve his full.

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