Party rallies round longtime leader after best ever showing in Irish election takes pressure off him to step downThe Sinn Féin president,Gerry Adams, has told activists to be alert for a second election with no calls coming from within his party for him to step down as leader following its best ever election to the Irish parliament.
The party once umbilically linked to the Provisional IRA will return to the Dáil next week with up to 24 seats, or up from 14 in 2011 – a performance that for now at least has dampened down speculation that Adams might perambulate aside from the centre of power he has held since 1983. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com