Sinn Fein :Iconic leader,Gerry Adams
to step down from office after 34 years
By Sarah Bardon
ADAMS REMAINS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A FUTURE AND UNITED IRISH HOMELANDS
Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams said on
Saturday (November 18) he will step down as party leader in 2018.
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has insisted his successor will not
be anointed internally and a democratic process will take place.
Mr Adams confirmed on Saturday night his decision
to stand aside as party president next year after 34 years.
Speaking on RTE’s The Week In
Politics on Sunday, Mr Adams said the ardfheis will decide who replaces him in
a fully transparent way.
Mr Adams told the ardfheis he will
ask the ard comhairle of the party to hold an extraordinary ardfheis next year
to replace him as president.
He also confirmed he will not stand
for re-election for the Dáil.
Mr Adams received a standing ovation
as he confirmed his departure at the party’s ardfheis in the RDS in Dublin on
Saturday night.
Mr Adams also confirmed Martin
Ferris will not stand for re-election for the Dáil either.
Speaking to members, the 69-year-old
said he was first elected president of the party in 1983 at a time when the
“war was raging” in Northern Ireland.
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