Po­lit­i­cal leader of the Pro­gres­sive Em­pow­er­ment Par­ty (PEP), Phillip Ed­ward Alexan­der, has de­cid­ed to bow out of ac­tive pol­i­tics.

Alexan­der made the an­nounce­ment in a Face­book post on Sun­day, in which he gave a veiled ex­pla­na­tion for his de­ci­sion.

“The truth is I have run out of good rea­sons to keep at it, es­pe­cial­ly as most of those whose opin­ions I cher­ish and whose guid­ance I have re­lied on are no longer with us. My feel­ings, rea­sons and opin­ions could fill books. Suf­fice it to say I sin­cere­ly be­lieve I’ve done all I can. It’s time for new chap­ters. I walk away with a clear con­science know­ing I re­mained true to what­ev­er it was that I be­lieved in at the start. It is im­por­tant to me that I nev­er com­pro­mised,” he said.

Hours af­ter his par­ty failed to win a seat in the gen­er­al elec­tions held on Au­gust 10, 2020, Alexan­der told re­porters he would be step­ping down as PEP leader.

Par­ty chair, Fe­li­cia Hold­er, was iden­ti­fied as the in­ter­im leader. How­ev­er, it’s un­clear when Alexan­der re­tained his po­si­tion.

When con­tact­ed for com­ment, Hold­er said she had none un­til she met with the PEP leader on Tues­day.

Alexan­der did not re­spond to calls or a re­quest for com­ment via What­sApp.