Obama Statement on the Elections in Northern Ireland
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ben LaBolt
I welcome the recent elections in Northern Ireland. With more than 60% expected to have cast their ballots,the people have made one thing clear: despite their differences, they want to see the formation of a democratic government. As Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Prime Minister Tony Blair noted in their Joint Statement, “the people have spoken and the St. Andrews agreement has now been democratically validated.”
I urge the DUP to join with Sinn Fein and the other parties and fulfill its obligation to restore the Assembly and the Executive. The people of Northern Ireland deserve their own government and the political leaders owe them that. Hope has new momentum. It must not be lost.