- Mary Lou McDonald will succeed Gerry Adams as the leader of Sinn Fein
- Mr Adams announced his decision to stand down in November 2017
- It was announced Ms McDonald was the only candidate nominated for elections
Sinn Fein’s deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald will succeed Gerry Adams as the leader of the party.
Sky News this reported the party’s deputy leader was the only candidate to succeed Mr Adams when nominations closed this morning.
In Belfast, Mr Adams, the Sinn Fein party president for three decades, said: ‘We need to have a party that’s fit for purpose, we need to have a plan.
‘We need a party that thinks and acts strategically…that builds alliances with other of like mind.
‘Doing nothing is not an option.’
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