The Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. The party was founded on 7 December 2007, from a split in the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Its first and current leader is Jim Allister who, until 2009, sat as an independent Member of the European Parliament, having been elected for the DUP in 2004. In the 2009 European elections Allister lost his seat when he stood as a TUV candidate.In June 2008, it was announced that former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP William Ross had been made party president.
The founding principles of the TUV were:
retention of the Union between Northern Ireland and Great Britaincommitment to a form of devolution that rejects mandatory coalitionthat the rule of law must prevail in every part of Northern Ireland and be administered without fear or favoursupport for socially conservative values referenceEver curious about what that abbreviation stands for? fullforms has got them all listed out for you to explore. Simply,Choose a subject/topic and get started on a self-paced learning journey in a world of fullforms.
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