Sinn Féin makes major gains in Northern Ireland elections

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Series Details 04.03.17
Publication Date 04/03/2017
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Sinn Féin, the Irish republican party, made major gains over the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) in the Northern Ireland Assembly election held on the 2 March 2017, leaving the two blocs poised to begin new power-sharing negotiations in Northern Ireland’s devolved assembly.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/03/dup-and-sinn-fein-on-course-to-dominate-northern-ireland-assembly
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CAPX, 17.03.17: Is the sun setting on power-sharing at Stormont? https://capx.co/is-the-sun-setting-on-power-sharing-at-stormont/?omhide=true

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