In favor of Ireland’s integration, the Nationalist Party has the option of running in Thursday’s local elections. Michelle O’Neill is expected to become Sinn Féin’s first prime minister.
Tristan of Bourbon – London
Michelle O’Neill has been leading Sinn Fin in Northern Ireland since Jerry Adams left in 2018. He is expected to lead the government if his party wins the election on Thursday. Belfast, 3 May 2022.
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This is unheard of in the history of Northern Ireland. For the first time since the formation of the British province in 1921, a party favorable to Irish integration is set to become the country’s first political force. Sinn Fin received 27% of the vote ahead of Thursday’s Northern Ireland Assembly election. Despite not gaining a majority, it is far ahead of all its competitors.
Katie Howard, a professor of political sociology at Belfast, Queen’s University, said: “Rising prices, employment, housing and the crisis in the health system are the most consensual topics.”
