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The NDP suffered an “unmitigated disaster” in the last election because it lost touch with its grassroots and became too “leader-focused,” former MP Charlie Angus said Wednesday.

The longtime NDP stalwart said he toured the country during the election and spoke with many rank-and-file members. He said the party now needs to do a lot of soul-searching to reconnect with that base, renew itself and rebuild.

“People feel that the party lost touch by becoming very much a leader-focused group as opposed to the New Democratic Party of Canada,” he said, when asked about the dismal April election results.

“We have to be a democratic party from the grassroots. We have to re-engage with people. We lost touch and we have to be honest about that.”

The NDP saw the worst results in its history in the April 28 election. It won just seven seats, lost official party status and …