New Saskatchewan premier faces challenge keeping competing interests happy

REGINA — Political experts in Saskatchewan say the province’s new premier has to figure out how to keep fiscal conservatives happy, while also winning the trust of many voters who were dismayed by last year’s austerity budget.
Scott Moe, who won the Saskatchewan Party leadership on Saturday, will also have to find a balance between urban and rural voters, and figure out whether he wants to wait for the next scheduled election in 2020 to seek a mandate.
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