June 2021 Democratic Unionist Party leadership election
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The June 2021 Democratic Unionist Party leadership election was triggered by Edwin Poots' resignation from the leadership of the party on 17 June 2021.[1]
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Poots released a statement on 17 June 2021 announcing his intention to resign as party leader and that he had requested a new leadership contest, and that he would remain in post until a successor was appointed.[2] Party chair Maurice Morrow later announced that the leadership election would take place on 26 June 2021.[3]
After nominations closed on 22 June, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was declared the new leader of the Democratic Unionist Party after becoming the sole candidate,[4][5] and therefore no ballot was held. On 30 June, the party's executive body ratified Donaldson as leader.[6]