Jeffrey Donaldson named leader of DUP
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5KCBM)
Westminster MP only person to be put forward after resignation of Edwin Poots
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is to become the new leader of the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) after he was the only candidate put forward to succeed Edwin Poots.
Nominations closed on Tuesday with nobody else declaring, paving the way for Donaldson to be crowned leader of Northern Ireland's biggest party later this week or next. He will be the party's third leader in three months.
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