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The '''Social Democratic and Labour Party''' ('''SDLP''') is a constitutional nationalist political party of [[Northern Ireland]] and for most of the post-war period was the main party of the nationalist ([[Catholic]]) population. Although the SDLP has as one aim, a united [[Ireland]], it has maintained a principled opposition to the use of [[terrorist]] violence to achieve political ends, and its activists and supporters have suffered violence and intimidation by the [[IRA]] and [[Sinn Fein]]. | The '''Social Democratic and Labour Party''' ('''SDLP''') is a constitutional nationalist political party of [[Northern Ireland]] and for most of the post-war period was the main party of the nationalist ([[Catholic]]) population. Although the SDLP has as one aim, a united [[Ireland]], it has maintained a principled opposition to the use of [[terrorist]] violence to achieve political ends, and its activists and supporters have suffered violence and intimidation by the [[IRA]] and [[Sinn Fein]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:39, February 3, 2008
The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) is a constitutional nationalist political party of Northern Ireland and for most of the post-war period was the main party of the nationalist (Catholic) population. Although the SDLP has as one aim, a united Ireland, it has maintained a principled opposition to the use of terrorist violence to achieve political ends, and its activists and supporters have suffered violence and intimidation by the IRA and Sinn Fein.
The current leader of the SDLP is Mark Durkan, MP for the Foyle constituency.