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Unionism, nationalism and Northern Ireland s unrequited love
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Potential contenders for new Northern Ireland first minister
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Who are the potential contenders to replace Arlene Foster as DUP leader?
It is not clear if the next leader will enjoy a coronation, or whether there will be more than one candidate vying for the party’s top job. By Press Association Thursday 29 Apr 2021, 6:00 AM 3 hours ago 21,129 Views 28 Comments Source: PA Images
THE DUP HAS never had a contested leadership election and it remains to be seen whether it will be any different this time.
Arlene Foster, the third leader in the party’s history, replaced the retiring Peter Robinson unchallenged in 2015, in the same way he had succeeded party founder Ian Paisley in 2008.
Arlene Foster. (Dan Kitwood/Getty)
Arlene Foster has resigned as first minister of Northern Ireland and as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), leaving behind a fractious legacy.
Her resignation comes six years after she was first elected leader of the ultra-conservative political party. In that time, Northern Ireland’s LGBT+ community has been forced to fight relentlessly for equal rights while Foster and her party repeatedly blocked change.
Notably, Arlene Foster threw what were ultimately the smallest of crumbs to the LGBT+ community during her time as leader of the DUP. While some politicians made a name for themselves among queer people for their wildly offensive remarks, Foster was ever-so-slightly more moderate in her approach. Much was made of her decision in 2018 to speak at a
12:51 EDT, 29 April 2021
LONDON (AP) - Northern Ireland s Democratic Unionist Party is looking for a new leader following First Minister Arlene Foster s announcement that she will be standing down after nearly 5 1/2 years in the post.
Following weeks of pressure related to her handling of Brexit and her perceived softening on social issues such as abortion and LGBT rights, Foster said she would step down as leader of the party on May 28 and as first minister of Northern Ireland at the end of June.
Her successor, who will be the party s fourth leader, is set to be chosen in a ballot of the party s lawmakers in the U.K. Parliament in London as well as those in Northern Ireland s power-sharing assembly in Belfast.
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