Sinn Fein to select Martin McGuinness to run for Irish presidency.

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Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness is on the verge of running in the Irish presidential election.

Ireland's deputy first minister has been approved by the party's officer board. It will now go before the party executive for formal approval.

If Mr McGuinness was elected, he would have to give up his job as deputy first minister.

During the campaign he is expected to stand aside temporarily. Another Sinn Fein minister would stand in.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14943373

How does everyone feel about this?

I would imagine that many people both sides of the border find the idea of McGuinness as president repulsive, I also imagine that there are people who will say he abandoned the armed struggle in favour of politics and should be free to stand.

Either way I imagine he will face some tough question if his selection is ratified.
 
Absolute disgrace, just shows the way the world is going, how a top ex IRA commander can get into government, it baffles the mind
 
Doesn't surprise me thes days. Appeasement is they key word so it seems if you act enough of a **** you get what you want.
 
It's a democratic election so the people of Ireland can decide if McGuinness is a suitable candidate for President.

I don't see a problem.
 
Sinn Fein have been running in elections in Ireland without bother with McGuinness and Jerry Adams at the helm. They don't tend to do very well so I doubt McGuinness would manage to do much here either.

If you believe in democracy then you should be happy to allow anyone (who meets the requirements) to run.
 
OldCoals said:
I see your point but if you look at this mans history he was a large cog in the machine.
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And was also instrumental in the path to peace...

Some may think the price was too high, others not, but if he gets a majority vote then he has every right to be El Presidente.
 
I fail to see what the election for an Irish President really has to do with the UK. It is unlikely he will win, Sinn Fein is a minority party in the ROI and I expect his previous history will limit his chances somewhat.

I would have thought people in the UK would be more concerned with Sinn Fein being in our Parliament than in the ROI's to be honest.
 
DavidMarq said:
And was also instrumental in the path to peace...

Some may think the price was too high, others not, but if he gets a majority vote then he has every right to be El Presidente.
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Oh Sinn Fein rejected peace till 2003 and didn't get the Provisional IRA into a cease fire till 2006, they had nothing to do with peace, just money grabbing and power play.

Castiel said:
I fail to see what the election for an Irish President really has to do with the UK. It is unlikely he will win, Sinn Fein is a minority party in the ROI and I expect his previous history will limit his chances somewhat.

I would have thought people in the UK would be more concerned with Sinn Fein being in our Parliament than in the ROI's to be honest.
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Sinn Fein are in the UK Parliament but refuse to sit because of the oath to the Queen, the don't get payed for it and have less shouty northerners because of it.

Dolph said:
It worked for Nelson Mandela...
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Mandela didn't murder quite so many innocent people in cold blood...


Im sickened that anyone would consider voting for McGuinness as a politician his is borderline a Nazi, no political aims or considerations unless they benefit him and his 10 mates. (not saying many other politicians here do that but Sinn Fein don't have "Irelands best interests to heart" just theirs so they can keep ruining it for other people)

Hopefully Ireland will vote Gay Burn off the late late show (back in the day) as above all else he's a really nice likeable old Irish man who will do the country good
 
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pingwing said:
Sinn Fein are in the UK Parliament but refuse to sit because of the oath to the Queen, the don't get payed for it and have less shouty northerners because of it.
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So what if they refuse to sit and because of that they are not paid a salary or development grants, that doesn't stop them claiming expenses and parliamentary allowances. Gerry Adams for example claimed £134,314 for the 2007/08 period.

If Sinn Fein will not swear allegiance to the Crown as Head of State then they should not be standing as British MPs at all and should not play any part in the Governance of the UK.
 
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