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05/03/2019
Former SDLP Leader To Stand For Fine Gael
Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan is set to run as an election candidate for Fine Gael in the upcoming European elections in May.
It comes after the Stormont party recently announced its partnership with Fianna Fáil.
The former Foyle MP will return as a Fine Gael candidate for Dublin.
Mr Durkan led the SDLP from 2001 to 2010, succeeding John Hume.
He also served briefly as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister alongside the Ulster Unionist Party's first minister David Trimble.
(JG/CM)
It comes after the Stormont party recently announced its partnership with Fianna Fáil.
The former Foyle MP will return as a Fine Gael candidate for Dublin.
Mr Durkan led the SDLP from 2001 to 2010, succeeding John Hume.
He also served briefly as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister alongside the Ulster Unionist Party's first minister David Trimble.
(JG/CM)
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