Ian Paisley to step down

Dublin : Ireland | Mar 02, 2010 at 12:07 AM PST

Source: The Independent

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Former Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley will not seek re-election in the forthcoming general election, it was revealed today. The 83-year-old founder and ex-leader of the Democratic Unionist Party is to relinquish the North Antrim seat he first won in 1970. His decision could open the... FULL ARTICLE AT The Independent

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