Politics

Sinn Fein makes gains in Northern Ireland election

Written by Teunis Felter

The pro-British Democratic Unionist Party remains the biggest political party in the Northern Ireland Assembly with all the votes counted, but Irish nationalist rivals Sinn Fein have made major gains. With all 90 seats now declared after Thursday’s snap election, the DUP now has 28 seats, just one ahead of Sinn Fein, and unionist parties now no longer hold a majority of seats overall.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/04/europe/northern-ireland-assembly-election/index.html

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.