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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Anna Leach, Lucy Swan and Bryony Szekeres

‘Historical shift for Northern Ireland’: what a Sinn Féin win would mean

Sinn Féin is tipped to be the largest party in what would be a historic change for Northern Ireland

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.

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