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 David Ford

Ford congratulates Long on being elected Belfast Lord Mayor

6.50.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Mon 1st Jun 2009

David Ford MLA with the Stormont Estate behind him. © 2009 Michael Carchrie Campbell

"Naomi's election sends out a mesage of hope and shows that Belfast his year is looking to the future."

Alliance Leader David Ford has hailed the election of Party Deputy Leader Naomi Long as Lord Mayor of Belfast saying it's great news for the city.

David Ford said: "This is great news for Belfast and is a momentous occasion as Naomi is the first female Lord Mayor of the city in a generation and only the second ever.

"Naomi is the perfect person to represent everyone in the city and work towards the shared future we so badly need.

"This exciting development will mean that work on improving community relations and ending segregation will be the main priority for the city.

"Naomi's election sends out a message of hope and shows that Belfast this year is looking to the future."

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