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24/04/2013
New Political Party Launches
A new political party, named the Protestant Coalition, has been launched.
The party is being introduced "in response to the utter failure of the two main unionist parties to defend the interests of or community".
On its Facebook page the party describes itself as "a new political party that aims to secure parity of esteem for the Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist (PUL) people of Northern Ireland."
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The party is being introduced "in response to the utter failure of the two main unionist parties to defend the interests of or community".
On its Facebook page the party describes itself as "a new political party that aims to secure parity of esteem for the Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist (PUL) people of Northern Ireland."
(CD/H)
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