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SDLP dismisses idea of election pact with Sinn Féin
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Apr 14, 2010 12:35am |
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| Category | Announcement |
| Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
| News Date | Tuesday, April 13, 2010 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The SDLP today rejected overtures from Sinn Féin to form a nationalist electoral pact in marginal constituencies in Northern Ireland.
The republican party's offer to its bitterest rival comes after a similar deal was struck between the Ulster Unionists and Democratic Unionists in one close seat and amid rumours of another UUP-DUP agreement in another.
In response, Gerry Adams, the president of Sinn Féin, wrote to Margaret Ritchie, the SDLP leader, suggesting an alliance on the nationalist side.
But Ritchie rejected the proposal outright, pointing out that both her party and Sinn Féin had criticised the unionist pact as a "sectarian headcount". |
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