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Gerry Adams to step down as Sinn Fein leader
Sunday, November 19, 2017 - 01:18
Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams, a key figure in the political life of Ireland for almost 50 years, said on Saturday he will step down as party leader. Linda So reports.
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Before a crowd of 2,500 strong, Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams announced he will step down as party leader next year, a position he's held for more than 30 years. SOUNDBITE: SINN FEIN PRESIDENT, GERRY ADAMS, SAYING: "Republicanism has never been stronger. This is our time. We will grow even stronger in the future, but leadership means knowing when it's time for change and that time is now." His announcement at the party's annual conference in Dublin prompting a standing ovation with some in tears. Adams also said he would not seek re-election to the Irish parliament at the next election. The 69-year-old Adams has been a defining figure of Northern Ireland's 50-year journey from sectarian torment to relative stability. Reviled by many as the face of the Irish Republican Army during its campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland, Adams reinvented himself as a peacemaker in the troubled region and then as a mainstream politician. The clear favorite to take over for Adams is Sinn Fein deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald, an English literature graduate who has been at the forefront of a new breed of Sinn Fein politicans transforming the party's image.
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Gerry Adams to step down as Sinn Fein leader
Sunday, November 19, 2017 - 01:18
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