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In an interview, Rondeau said the level of hostility between those backing the premier and those supporting Oswald has never been seen in the Manitoba NDP. " It's unprecedented, and it's personal," said the former healthy living and consumer affairs minister, who was shuffled out of cabinet by Selinger a little over a year ago. Rondeau said he doesn't expect a lot can be accomplished by a new effort led by Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh to heal rifts between the Oswald and Selinger camps. Both sides have appealed to Mackintosh to broker a truce so the NDP can focus on fighting and winning the next election in April 2016. Rondeau said there were efforts as far back as a year ago to heal rifts within caucus, but those efforts failed. " During caucus meetings, we had tried to bring people together and there ( were) efforts to vent things, but again it wasn't successful," he said. " When you have fundamental differences and animosity, it's hard to bring people together." Rondeau said Thursday he is skeptical New Democrats loyal to either Selinger or Oswald can rally behind the other if one of them wins the leadership vote March 8. That's why he has endorsed Ashton as a leader who can unite the party. " Steve has been honourable through this process," he said of the former infrastructure and transportation minister, who resigned his cabinet post in late December to contest the leadership. Selinger opened up the leadership in November following the resignations from cabinet of five ministers, including Oswald. The so- called Gang of Five had called on the premier to step down as leader to give the NDP a better chance of winning the next election. Rondeau said in a statement Thursday the party needs more than a mediator to set it on the right path. " We need a leader who can unify the party and bring us back together at the end of this current leadership process. We need a leader who is fundamentally committed to the principles of our party and has stood strong even in our darkest times," Rondeau said of Ashton. A spokeswoman for Selinger's campaign didn't immediately return a request for comment Thursday afternoon. A spokesman for Oswald said the Seine River MLA was in rural Manitoba and unavailable for an interview. In an email, he described Mackintosh's mediation role as " more informal than formal." " While there may be a few people out there pessimistic about party unity, which is to be expected in any internal leadership race, they are few and far between and greatly outnumbered by all the people we have heard from who are very optimistic about our party's future and our ability to emerge united, renewed and in a competitive position heading into the next election," the Oswald official said. larry. kusch@ freepress. mb. ca Only Ashton can unite: Rondeau Ex- cabinet minister cites sparring factions By Larry Kusch ' When you have fundamental differences and animosity, it's hard to bring people together' - Jim Rondeau Premier Greg Selinger and then- consumer affairs minister Jim Rondeau at an announcement on carrepair transparency in April 2012. Rondeau backed Selinger over Steve Ashton in 2009. KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES A_ 09_ Jan- 23- 15_ FP_ 01. indd A7 1/ 22/ 15 8: 44: 40 PM ;