Peter FitzSimons to step down as ARM chair as Abetz attacks republic campaign’s ‘elitism’

The outgoing chairman of the Australian Republic Movement, Peter FitzSimons, said he believed a republic was possible within the next five years. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The chairman of the Australian Republic Movement, Peter FitzSimons, has announced he will step down from the role, paving the way for younger, more diverse voices to take the reins.

But the Australian Monarchist League says a change of leadership won’t revive the campaign or change how “elite” it is.