Alliance only alternative to extremes

9.34.42am GMT Fri 2nd Mar 2007

Chair of Alliance Youth Wing, Ian Parsley

The Chair of the Alliance Party's youth wing has called on young people to get out and vote Alliance on 7 March to make a historic move towards the end of religious segregation, and defeat the political extremes.

The North Down Councillor stated: "Young people are turning away from politics because it is associated directly with sectarianism and extremism.

"Let us be clear: all four parties in the last Executive feed off sectarian divisions; Alliance opposes sectarian divisions. Alliance is the only choice to defeat sectarianism, to defeat division, and to defeat extremism.

"Unionists claim they are 'for all of us' while putting forward a 95% male, middle-class Protestant team. The SDLP talk of 'ending stunts' at the same time as they carry out the most ridiculous one of the whole campaign - in Holywood.

"The Ulster Unionists and SDLP didn't work. The DUP and Sinn Féin won't work. Alliance does work. A vote for Alliance is the only alternative to segregation and extremism."

ENDS