Northern Ireland has a chance to join Ireland in the future.
For the first time in 100 years the Sinn Féin party won the elections to the Assembly of Northern Ireland , reports ВВС .
Sinn Féin won 27 seats in the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly, becoming the largest faction. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) – 24 seats, Alliance Party – 17 seats, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) – nine seats, Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDLP) – seven seats.
The main rival of “Shinn Fein” – loyalists of the Democratic Unionist Party, representing the interests of the Protestant population of the province.< Span style = "font-weight: 400;"> Having won the first place in the election, “Sinn Fein” got a chance to appoint the first minister, but for this she will have to agree with loyalists loyal to the British crown.
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The Shin Fein election campaign was based on an economic agenda, with no emphasis on ethno-religious disputes. Among the main topics were rising prices amid the war in Ukraine, as well as delays in the supply of British products to the region due to the creation of a customs border in the Irish Sea due to Brexit.
At the same time, the main goal of the party, according to the BBC, is a referendum on the withdrawal of Northern Ireland from Great Britain and unification with the Republic of Ireland.
