Edwin Poots is elected leader of Northern Ireland's DUP
Telegraph, 15 May 2021
Edwin Poots has won the first leadership contest in the DUP's history.
An election was called in April after former leader Arlene Foster resigned as DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister, following an internal party revolt.
The 36 members of the party's electoral college, made up of its MPs and Stormont Assembly members, were eligible to vote in the race between Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Edwin Poots.
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An election was called in April after former leader Arlene Foster resigned as DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister, following an internal party revolt.
The 36 members of the party's electoral college, made up of its MPs and Stormont Assembly members, were eligible to vote in the race between Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Edwin Poots.
Read more on this story: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/05/14/dup-leadership-election-result-edwin-poots-appointed-first-minister/
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