Sinn Fein makes breakthrough in some areas winning 128 seats in Northern Ireland’s local elections
Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein made sweeping gains in Northern Ireland’s local elections, repeating its success from last year’s assembly elections, when it became the largest party for the first time.
“This election was an opportunity to send a clear signal … to support the positive leadership and a party that wants to get the Assembly up and running,” O’Neill said. O’Neill said that the DUP’s boycott of the assembly “cannot go on.” She urged the British and Irish governments to work together and help resolve Northern Ireland’s political stalemate.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the U.K. that shares a border with an EU member — Ireland. That border is particularly sensitive because of the history of sectarian violence on the island of Ireland, and Britain and the EU agreed to keep the border free of customs posts and other checks to honor Northern Ireland’s peace process. Instead, there were checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K.
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