This may be the first time in 100 years.
Shinn Fein Party, former political wing For the first time in a century, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) is vying for first place in elections in Northern Ireland. According to Reuters.
Shinn Fein received 29% of the vote compared to 21.3% of the pro-British Democratic Union Party (DUP). A real historic shift that could bring the previously distant prospect of reunification closer to Ireland.
This suggests that it may be the first Irish nationalist party to win the most seats in the regional parliament elections. Since the founding of the country – in 1921.
It is known that “Shinn Fein” is seeking a referendum on the withdrawal of Northern Ireland from Britain and unification with the Republic of Ireland.
Victory of Shinn Faine “is unlikely to change the region's status, as the referendum needed to leave the United Kingdom is at the discretion of the British government.”
