The Democratic Unionist Party's 20 years of dominance could be ended by the Brexit fall-out - and for the first time ever, an Irish nationalist party could emerge as the largest at Stormont.
DUP leader, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, built his election campaign around opposition to the Irish Sea border.Protocol
must be replaced by arrangements that restore Northern Ireland's place fully within the UK Internal Market." The election comes amid speculation that the UK government plans to row back on the Protocol in the Queen's Speech. But Sinn Fein's Stormont leader, and potential First Minister, Michelle O'Neill, refused to be drawn on that."We asked them to vote for a First Minister for all, someone who will stand up for stand up for everybody, someone who will turn up on day one for everybody.
"Someone who will invest in people to get them through the cost of living crisis. That's what his election is about."O'Neill: 'Prepare for a united Ireland'Pre-election polls suggested the Alliance Party - in the middle ground - could benefit from another significant surge.
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