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ALEX SALMOND TO RALLY SNP ACTIVISTS IN ABERDEENSHIRE

When: 14h15 on Sunday 18 April 2010

What: SNP Leader and Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond will join
the SNP’s candidate for Banff and Buchan, Dr Eilidh Whiteford, and
Gordon candidate, Richard Thomson, at a campaign rally in
Aberdeenshire.

Mr Salmond, who is standing down as MP for Banff and Buchan after 23
years, will address local activists as the SNP’s elect a local
champion countdown continues.

Where: Commercial Hotel, Auchry Road, Cuminestown AB53 5WJ

Map: http://bit.ly/ct8o1M

Commenting in advance of the rally, SNP Leader Alex Salmond said:

"For 23 years, I have been a Member of a Parliament dominated by a cosy
Westminster consensus.

"A balanced parliament may be an inconvenience for the London parties, but
it is a massive opportunity for Scotland to influence a new style of
Westminster government.

"In a balanced parliament, a strong bloc of SNP MPs can put Scottish
issues at the heart of Westminster, just as a referendum on independence
will give Scots a real opportunity to choose a new, better way forward for
Scotland.

"The time has come for a real alternative. The time has come for a strong
bloc of local and national SNP champions."