Sinn Fein

The Irish nationalist party captured the largest number of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time in a historic win.

It is the only part of the UK that has a border with an EU nation. Keeping that border open to the free flow of people and goods is a key pillar of the peace process. The Northern Ireland Assembly must meet within eight days so the newly elected legislators can take their seats. A 1998 peace accord ended large-scale violence and Northern Ireland now has a government that splits power between British unionists and Irish nationalists. More than 3500 people died in 30 years of violence involving Irish republican militants, Protestant Loyalist paramilitaries and the UK army and police. The outcome is hugely symbolic.

Sinn Fein, is hailing its first election win in Northern Ireland's history as a "defining moment" for the British-controlled region and is calling for a ...

Sinn Fein was long shunned by the political establishment on both sides of the Irish border for its links to paramilitary violence during three decades of fighting over Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom that ended with a 1998 peace deal. The DUP was heavily criticised during the campaign for its handling of Brexit. The scrapping of what it calls an effective trade border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom was a key election promise. Sinn Fein, is hailing its first election win in Northern Ireland's history as a "defining moment" for the British-controlled region and is calling for a debate on the creation of a united Ireland.

Leader Mary Lou McDonald raises issue of unification as nationalists become biggest party in Northern Ireland.

Alliance deputy leader and MP Stephen Farry, said, despite the Sinn Féin success, most voters had supported parties that wanted the protocol reformed or removed. The renewed battle over Northern Ireland’s constitutional place in the union came despite a dramatic surge in support for the centrist Alliance, which soared to 13.5%, putting it in third place and showing the growing clout of a third bloc that eschews nationalist and unionist labels. “The idea, at a time of a cost of living crisis, that people would stand on the sidelines and allow people to struggle, and struggle badly, for us is unthinkable, so we would appeal to everybody to take stock.” In a coded reference to Irish unification, Michelle O’Neill, the party’s deputy president, and the first minister elect, said: “It’s a defining moment for our politics and for our people. The impasse is expected to last weeks if not months and possibly lead to a new election. The DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, said on Saturday he would refuse to join a new devolved administration until the UK government “dealt with” the protocol.

Northern Ireland's bickering leaders came under pressure Sunday to unite in a new government after the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein secured an ...

While Sinn Fein will get to nominate a first minister, Northern Ireland's government can only form under the 1998 deal if the DUP agrees to take part and serve in the role of deputy first minister. Raab said the government preferred still to negotiate a solution with the EU -- but reserved the right to act unilaterally to protect intra-UK trade "and frankly, the constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom". Equally for the UK government, he said, "We want to see an executive formed" in Belfast, for "the parties to come together to provide the people with that stability."

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“I want to hear some acknowledgement from them that what was done in the name of a United Ireland was wrong and it just created brokenness. event in east Tyrone where three Provisional IRA terrorists were being eulogised through the unveiling of a new memorial. Only a short time ago Sean Kelly – one of those responsible for murdering my sister and eight others – was openly canvassing with Sinn Fein,” he said.

Sinn Féin has called for debate on Irish unification, but many obstacles exist to a referendum on the issue.

A single central legislature, likely to be in Dublin, but unionists would be likely to see this as a hostile takeover. This model “would avoid some of the governance complications of lopsided devolution. He calls them “secular unionists” from both faith heritages who want to Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom. The last such exercise in Ireland legalised abortion and is widely considered a model for controversial polls. A group of academics led by Alan Renwick, the deputy director of University College London’s constitution unit, spent two years studying a potential border poll. That power lies only with the Northern Ireland secretary.

It is true that the election reflects the changing relationship between the nationalists and unionists, but it is possible to exaggerate the extent of the ...

The second struggle is over the constitutional position of Northern Ireland and the legitimacy of the state as a whole. But it is really only since the Brexit referendum in 2016 that Partition, the division of Ireland into two parts, has become the primary issue in dispute. But its greater reliance on its alliance with the United States post Brexit limits Boris Johnson’s ability to dump the Protocol. But it is possible to exaggerate the extent of the transformation. Irrespective of religious, political or social backgrounds my commitment is to make politics work.” No wonder Sinn Féin and the nationalists are cock-a-hoop after they won 27 Assembly seats and polled 250,388 first-preference votes compared with the DUP’s 25 seats and 184,000 votes.

Northern Ireland's feuding leaders came under international pressure Sunday to unite in a new government, after the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein ...

Northern Ireland on Saturday resumed counting ballots from an election that has put the nationalist Sinn Fein party on course for a historic victory. As the count restarted from Thursday's complex proportional voting, the former political wing of the IRA paramilitary group had secured 18 seats for the 90-seat legislature. Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and Irish republican Sinn Fein party member Michelle O'Neill (centre L) takes a selfie photograph with Sinn Fein party President Mary Lou McDonald (centre R) as they arrive at the Magherafelt Meadowbank sports centre in Magherafelt, Co Londonderry, on May 7, 2022. While Sinn Fein will get to nominate a first minister, Northern Ireland's government can only form under the 1998 deal if the DUP agrees to take part and serve in the role of deputy first minister. "They talked a lot about the Northern Ireland Protocol and the Irish Sea border, and that's not what people wanted out of this election. O'Neill said the result "ushers in a new era" for the divided territory, and Sinn Fein said it wanted a referendum on reuniting Ireland within five years.

This is the first time in Northern Ireland's history that an Irish nationalist party has had the biggest majority in Northern Ireland's Assembly.

Brexit's legacy adds an extra challenge to Northern Ireland's politics, which operates under a delicate system splitting power between the largest British unionist party and largest Irish nationalist party. "A new power-sharing Executive is vital for progress and prosperity for all in Northern Ireland." It's the first time in Northern Ireland's history that an Irish nationalist party has topped the voting. The EU haven't shown any flexibility." Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said post-Brexit problems are an "obstacle to stability" in Northern Ireland, and that the government in London will take "whatever measures are necessary" to try to resolve it. The U.K., U.S. and Irish governments have urged rival parties in Northern Ireland to come together to resurrect its power-sharing government after Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein scored a historic victory to become the biggest party in Northern Ireland's Assembly.

EXPLAINER: Sinn Fein is now the biggest party in Northern Ireland's Assembly. It is the first time an Irish nationalist party, rather than a British ...

That is reflected in the strong showing of the centrist Alliance Party. There are growing calls for the power-sharing rules to be changed to reflect the move beyond Northern Ireland's traditional religious and political divide. Unionists say the new checks have created a barrier between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK that undermines their British identity. It is the only part of the UK that has a border with an EU nation. Keeping that border open to the free flow of people and goods is a key pillar of the peace process. A 1998 peace accord ended large-scale violence and Northern Ireland now has a government that splits power between British unionists and Irish nationalists. With all but two of the assembly's seats filled Saturday, Sinn Fein has won with 27 seats out of 90.

By Amanda Ferguson and Clodagh Kilcoyne BELFAST (Reuters) - Irish nationalists in Belfast toasted Sinn Fein's historic election victory on Sunday while ...

But he too expressed doubts that a referendum on unification was closer as a result of Sinn Fein's win. Across the city, wearing a Gaelic football jersey sporting the green, white and orange tricolour of the Irish Republic, 80-year-old Belfast man Tommy Shaw said he was "quite pleased" by Sinn Fein's win. That reflected the fact that many see the victory as a stepping stone and that the referendum required to leave the UK is at the discretion of the British government and likely years away.

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The former political win of Ireland's IRA has secured its first election win in Northern Ireland's history, securing 27 of the region's 90 Assembly seats.

Democrats will use this vote to target Senate seats held by Republicans that are up in the November midterm elections in states like Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Wisconsin. No Republicans in the House voted for this bill, which passed on a party-line vote of 218-211. A simple majority vote is insufficient to pass legislation. The bill provides that, “Congress finds abortion services are essential to health care. There is no good that comes from going down that road of taking rights away from people. I look forward to Michelle O’Neill being nominated as First Minister to lead from the front.” It will fail. Bu the Senate is not a democratic institution. “Today represents a very significant moment of change. This is the bill that the Democratic leadership will bring to the Senate this week. That’s what people want and we look forward to an executive being established. The magnitude of the impact of the draft opinion is simply enormous.