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Polls suggest republicans on course to win most votes for first time in Stormont elections – and provide first minister

 

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Northern Irish politics are on the brink of an inflection point on 5 May if the latest polling proves correct, ending a century in which the largest party in Northern Irish politics has come from the unionist community.

 

Instead Sinn Féin, a party that campaigns for a united Ireland, seems likely to win a historic victory, becoming the largest party in Stormont.

 

Sinn Féin is historically associated with the IRA, but after a ceasefire its politicians have committed themselves to peaceful participation in politics through the Northern Ireland assembly since the return of a devolved legislature in 1998.

 

The latest Northern Irish opinion poll puts Sinn Féin on 26% of the vote, seven points ahead of the Democratic Unionist party on 19%. The DUP fiercely defends Northern Ireland remaining in the UK.

 

 

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