Sinn Féin News , 27. May 2007
Irish Election 2007:
Sinn Féin will learn lessons from the election campaign
and build for the future
Published: 27 May, 2007
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams speaking following the General Election
thanked all those who voted for Sinn Féin and helped the party secure an
increase of more than 20,000 votes. He said that the party would learn
lessons from this campaign and build on the progress that was made in many
constituencies.
Mr. Adams said:
"I want to commend all of our candidates and their families and to thank
everyone who worked or voted for Sinn Féin in the General Election campaign
and helped us secure an increase of more than 20,000 votes. Over the last
few weeks there were very high expectations both inside and outside the
party and many republicans will be disappointed by the election results.
While we did not make the advances that we expected, I am encouraged by the
fact that many of our candidates in constituencies across the state, urban
and rural, received substantial votes and I am sure that many of them will
be elected to the Dáil in the future.
"But the surge of support for the two biggest parties has not changed the
fundamental issues. The equality agenda, the provision of high quality
accessible public services and the achievement of Irish unity have yet to be
secured. Our political mission is to promote all these issues and to build a
process of change right across the island of Ireland, something which is
unprecedented.
"So we have a lot of work to do. We will learn the lessons of this election
and build for the future."ENDS
