DUBLIN — Sinn Fein has secured a significant victory in elections for Northern Ireland’s assembly, a historic first for a nationalist party and one that heralds a major shift in the region’s political balance.
Sinn Fein, once the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, will win the largest number of seats in the assembly, known as Stormont.
“Today represents a very significant moment of change,” said Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Fein’s vice president and its leader in Northern Ireland. “It’s a defining moment for politics and for people.”
