Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis to meet Stormont political leaders
The victory for Sinn Féin in this election does not mean a vote on Irish unification - also known as a border poll - is imminent.Northern Ireland's non-aligned Alliance Party more than doubled its seats in the assembly
It also stated that the Northern Ireland secretary should agree to hold a poll if it appeared likely that a majority of people wanted a united Ireland. Although Sinn Féin's vote rose at the election, the combined vote for the main parties which support a border poll - Sinn Féin, the SDLP, People Before Profit and Aontú - fell.
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