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Sinn Fein becomes largest party in Northern Ireland local elections

By SYLVIA HUI - May 21, 2023, 05:10 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 21, 2023, 05:43 PM EDT
Northern Ireland Local Elections
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein has made sweeping gains in Northern Ireland’s local elections

LONDON (AP) — 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.  

With counting completed late Saturday, Sinn Fein, which seeks unification of Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland, took 144 of 462 local government seats. Its main rival, the Democratic Unionist Party, captured 122 seats, while the centrist Alliance Party had 67.  

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Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Fein’s vice president, said the results were “momentous.”  

She added that her party's success was a message from voters that Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government, which has been paralyzed for over a year, must get back to business.  

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