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FALLOUT FROM LEAKS
10/20/97 14:25 EST

Northern Ireland Alliance Party leader, John Alderdice today
called on Professor Mary McAleese to stand down for the
presidential election. Speaking as he arrived for the
Stormont talks on the future of Northern Ireland this
morning, he said: "It's clear that... her continued
candidature is a problem. If she were to be elected by the
people of the Republic...  it would not be seen as a
positive contribution to the peace process."


Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams defended Prof. McAleese and
hit out at the "sinister campaign of destabalisation". "What
is required now - and I think this makes sense in any
negotiating process - is one where the... democratic opinion
on this island is focused and united about tackling the main
issue. Instead of this we have division, we have
distraction, we have vilification and we have a campaign of
Macarthyism."


Prof McAleese, the hot favourite of the five candidates to
win the vote on Thursday week, has denied she supports Sinn
Fein, saying she has always supported the SDLP.

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