Tipping point for Northern Ireland? Unionists brace for first-ever loss in assembly elections
By France24
07 May 2022 |
10:13 am
Is it a sign that Northern Ireland is ready to overcome old divides, or of new troubles ahead? For the first time ever, Unionists could find themselves in the minority when ballots are counted in regional assembly elections. Under the Good Friday Agreement, the DUP would still share power with Sinn Fein, who could trigger a referendum on a united Ireland.
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