Tynwald to elect new President

Monday, 18 July 2016 00:00

Tynwald will elect a new President tomorrow.

It's the first item on the Order Paper for the last sitting of the current government administration.

MLC Clare Christian, who's presided over the court for the last five years, announced she was retiring last month:

It follows a 29-year-career in Tynwald - earlier this year she was awarded an OBE for her services to the Isle of Man.

She says she'll look back fondly on her presidency:

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