The Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein wins the largest number of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time.
The Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein has won the largest number of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time.The party kept the unification of Ireland out of the spotlight this yearWith almost all votes counted, Sinn Fein has secured 27 of the assembly’s 90 seats.The historic win means Sinn Fein is entitled to the post of first minister in Belfast for the first time since Northern Ireland was founded as a Protestant-majority state in 1921.
If none can be formed within six months, the administration will collapse, triggering a new election and more uncertainty.Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill, left, and party leader Mary Lou McDonald are greeted by supporters as they arrive at Medow Bank election count centre. Both posts must be filled for a government to function, but the Democratic Unionist Party has suggested it might not serve under a Sinn Fein first minister.
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