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14/03/2017
Arlene Foster Did Not Consider Resigning After NI Election
DUP leader Arlene Foster has said she never thought of resigning following the NI election result.
Speaking to Sky News she said the election had not been "disastrous", however she did admit that it was a "wake up call for unionism".
Political parties are currently in talks to restore a new power-sharing executive, and a further election may be held if an agreement cannot be reached.
Mrs Foster also said it was up to the DUP to decide who their nominee would be as First Minister.
She said: "We're getting into the territory where we're telling each other who to select. We will want, of course, to say to Sinn Féin we think you should select X, Y and Z instead of A, B and C.
"So they can't tell us who to select as our nominees and likewise we can't tell them."
(CD/MH)
Speaking to Sky News she said the election had not been "disastrous", however she did admit that it was a "wake up call for unionism".
Political parties are currently in talks to restore a new power-sharing executive, and a further election may be held if an agreement cannot be reached.
Mrs Foster also said it was up to the DUP to decide who their nominee would be as First Minister.
She said: "We're getting into the territory where we're telling each other who to select. We will want, of course, to say to Sinn Féin we think you should select X, Y and Z instead of A, B and C.
"So they can't tell us who to select as our nominees and likewise we can't tell them."
(CD/MH)
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