Republican News · Thursday 9 May 2002

Sinn Féin launches radical manifesto for change

"Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams launced Sinn Féin's manifesto for the general election at a press conference in Dublin on Tuesday, 7 May.

He told reporters that:

A vote for Sinn Féin in this election is a vote for the peace process. It is an endorsement of our role in that process. It is a vote for a New Ireland, a free, united and independent Ireland. It is a vote for change. It is a vote for a republican alternative that puts equality and change at the heart of government.

The Sinn Féin manifesto is not a wish list of election promises to be discarded after the election. This is a political manifesto, a radical political strategy, a long-term set of commitments by Sinn Féin to transform society on this island and advance our Irish republican goals. Sinn Féin is the only all-Ireland party in this election. We will use our mandate wisely.

Sinn Féin believes that we can use the wealth generated in recent years to tackle the inequalities at the heart of Irish society. That is our vision. That is what this manifesto is about.

Sinn Féin is standing in this election on our record in the peace process, our determination to advance an all-Ireland agenda, effective local representation and our desire to offer the electorate a radical alternative to conservative politics of the other parties.