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| Liberal Democrat leader to be announced | Liberal Democrat leader to be announced |
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| The Liberal Democrats are preparing to announce whether Tim Farron or Norman Lamb will be the party's new leader. | The Liberal Democrats are preparing to announce whether Tim Farron or Norman Lamb will be the party's new leader. |
| Voting closed on Thursday afternoon in the race to replace Nick Clegg, who resigned after a disastrous general election that left the Lib Dems with just eight MPs. | Voting closed on Thursday afternoon in the race to replace Nick Clegg, who resigned after a disastrous general election that left the Lib Dems with just eight MPs. |
| The winner, who will be announced on social media, is expected to address a party rally later in the evening. | The winner, who will be announced on social media, is expected to address a party rally later in the evening. |
| Mr Farron, the former party president, is the bookmakers' favourite. | Mr Farron, the former party president, is the bookmakers' favourite. |
| The left-leaning Westmorland and Lonsdale MP has said he wants to focus on rebuilding the party from the grassroots up, and on issues such as human rights, the environment, and building a "fairer and more equal society". | The left-leaning Westmorland and Lonsdale MP has said he wants to focus on rebuilding the party from the grassroots up, and on issues such as human rights, the environment, and building a "fairer and more equal society". |
| Mr Lamb, a health minister under the coalition government, said he wanted the party to be a "consistent and clear voice" standing up for a liberal society. | |
| After a post-election surge in membership, over 60,000 Lib Dem members were eligible to vote. | After a post-election surge in membership, over 60,000 Lib Dem members were eligible to vote. |
| Former Lib Dem chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, who lost his seat in May, used a New Statesman article to urge the winning candidate to occupy the centre ground, and not become a "sort of soggy Syriza in sandals" - a reference to Greece's anti-austerity government. | Former Lib Dem chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, who lost his seat in May, used a New Statesman article to urge the winning candidate to occupy the centre ground, and not become a "sort of soggy Syriza in sandals" - a reference to Greece's anti-austerity government. |
| Mr Alexander said the party should not make George Osborne's Budget a "political dividing line" but instead should attack the Conservatives over civil liberties and the environment. | Mr Alexander said the party should not make George Osborne's Budget a "political dividing line" but instead should attack the Conservatives over civil liberties and the environment. |