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Premier Rachel Notley says her party is playing to win in the 2019 election, but regardless of its fate she will stay on as MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona if she wins her seat.

“I have no intention of losing, but … when I run to represent Edmonton-Strathcona, then I am doing that because I am running to represent the area,” Notley told Postmedia during a year-end interview Monday.

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“Of course I would (stay on as MLA), because that’s what I’m asking them to elect me to do.”

In the face of opposition calls for an election as early as possible, Notley remains tight-lipped about when exactly voters will head to the polls.

No matter the date, she thinks the campaign will boil down to “a clear choice of values,” but for now she’s focused on governing.

“There’s no question that we’re getting closer to that time of campaigning, and when we get there, I’m looking forward to it,” Notley said.

“I was born and raised to fight for the values I believe in.”