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| SDLP's Nichola Mallon to be new Belfast mayor | SDLP's Nichola Mallon to be new Belfast mayor |
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| The SDLP's Nichola Mallon has been nominated by her party to replace Máirtín Ó Muilleoir as lord mayor of Belfast. | The SDLP's Nichola Mallon has been nominated by her party to replace Máirtín Ó Muilleoir as lord mayor of Belfast. |
| It is the SDLP's turn to hold the position. | It is the SDLP's turn to hold the position. |
| The decision is expected to be ratified at the next full meeting of Belfast City Council. | The decision is expected to be ratified at the next full meeting of Belfast City Council. |
| Ms Mallon would be the first female nationalist lord mayor of Belfast. She said she was "deeply honoured" to receive the nomination. | Ms Mallon would be the first female nationalist lord mayor of Belfast. She said she was "deeply honoured" to receive the nomination. |
| "This will be a very important year for Belfast as we continue to progress and promote our city on the world stage," she said. | "This will be a very important year for Belfast as we continue to progress and promote our city on the world stage," she said. |
| "I aim to showcase everything that is good about Belfast; its young people, its elderly and I intend to open up city hall, making it more accessible to the underprivileged and bringing the lord mayor's role out into the community." | "I aim to showcase everything that is good about Belfast; its young people, its elderly and I intend to open up city hall, making it more accessible to the underprivileged and bringing the lord mayor's role out into the community." |
| Ms Mallon is a councillor for the Oldpark area of north Belfast. | Ms Mallon is a councillor for the Oldpark area of north Belfast. |
| Meanwhile, Alliance councillor Maire Hendron has been selected by her party to serve as the next deputy lord mayor. | Meanwhile, Alliance councillor Maire Hendron has been selected by her party to serve as the next deputy lord mayor. |
| "I look forward to working closely with the new lord mayor, Nichola Mallon," she said. | |
| "It gives me great pride that two women will be the lord mayor and deputy lord mayor for the next year, something that I do not believe has occurred before." | "It gives me great pride that two women will be the lord mayor and deputy lord mayor for the next year, something that I do not believe has occurred before." |