There was also controversy over new contracts of employment and negotiations on a new disciplinary procedure, which had begun before Prondzynski's term of office but continued throughout his tenure without resolution. As part of this controversy, a "vote of no confidence in the conduct of negotiations by senior management of the university" was narrowly passed by those staff who voted, while several parliamentary questions were raised on this matter by the Green Party. There was further controversy when Prondzynski was criticised by his colleagues and also by union officials for briefly postponing Executive elections at the university when a senior academic (who was also one of the litigants mentioned) was nominated as a candidate, though the elections proceeded and the candidate was not elected.