The 2022 United National Congress internal election took place on 26 June 2022. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, political leader of the United National Congress, Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago, former Prime Minister, and Member of Parliament for Siparia, went up for re-election with her slate of candidates on the Star Team. The Star Team ran unopposed for all but three three post in the UNC's national executive. These three candidates were independent and were not part of a slate of candidates.[6] Fuad Khan, former Minister of Health in Persad-Bissessar's government and the former Member of Parliament for Barataria/San Juan challenged Persad-Bissessar for the post for political leader of the party.[6] The internal election was meant to set the stage of the UNC's national executive (NATEX) for the upcoming local elections and to start preparing for the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election.[1]
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Official results were released on 1 July 2022.[4] Persad-Bissessar won with 94.70% of the votes, receiving 11,554 votes, and Khan received 647 votes at 5.30% of the votes.[2] It was the party's lowest voter turnout, in what is seen as a trend in declining voter turnout in the UNC's recent internal elections.[4]