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Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates will meet in Richmond this weekend to select a new leader. But no clear front-runner has emerged to succeed current Minority Leader David Toscano.

Toscano will step aside from leadership at the end of the year, though he intends to seek re-election to the House next year. The shift will allow a new Democrat to take charge heading into a pivotal election year.

The new leader will guide party strategy for the legislative session that starts Jan. 9 and take the lead on raising money and training candidates for the 2019 House races.

The 49 members of the House Democratic Caucus will begin voting around 2 p.m. Saturday.

Most lawmakers have been tight-lipped about the pending vote, which the caucus has described as an internal party matter.

With at least five candidates said to be in the running, most of them from Northern Virginia, it’s not clear how many rounds of voting might occur before someone reaches a majority.

Republicans have a 51-49 majority in the House. After flipping 15 seats in the 2017 elections, Democrats could take control of the chamber next year by adding just a few more.