Jerry Adams. Photo: ©
as the probable successor Jerry Adams mass media call by REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Jerry Adams, since 1983 leading North Irish republican the Sinn Féin party "Sinn Féin", declared intention to retire .
— Leadership means understanding when time for changes comes, and this time came now — quotes BBC News words Jerry Adams at annual congress in Dublin.
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that the main Irish nationalist suggested to call conference in 2018 to elect the new party leader.
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as his probable successor of mass media call the Deputy head Mary Lu MacDonald.
during the work on this post Jerry Adams played an important role in the course of peaceful settlement Northern Ireland. So, in many respects thanks to it the Belfastsky agreement known as the Agreement of Passionate Friday was concluded.