So, there it is - a lifetime's political dream extinguished in under two minutes. Faber steps down as leader, handing the reigns - temporarily to First Deputy Hugo Patt - and he plans to remain the Collett Representative for the UDP.
It is a decision that - as you might have expected - did not come easily. We are told that in his meetings with party personalities this weekend - Faber was making the case that the domestic incident was not his fault - and that, in fact, he was not the aggressor.
But, events of today pretty much made it a case closed against him. The statement and medico legal form for his fiancée were leaked and widely circulated via WhatsApp. While we absolutely will not go into the details - suffice to say that, in politics, where perception is reality, no personality seeking public office can withstand the withering details contained inside such a statement.
