Stage set for teal challenge in blue-ribbon seat of Bradfield as Paul Fletcher resigns

Moderate faction to rally behind Gisele Kapterian, a Salesforce executive and former Liberal staffer, in the North Sydney seat to run against independent Nicolette Boele

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Moderate Liberals will rally behind Gisele Kapterian in an attempt to hold the seat of Bradfield against a teal independent challenge after the resignation of Paul Fletcher.

On Tuesday the manager of opposition business announced he will quit federal parliament at the 2025 election, likely to spark a contested preselection for the Liberal to run against Nicolette Boele, an independent.

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