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University student Ryan McMullan joined the DUP after the 2017 Assembly election and says the cost of living crisis and the Northern Ireland protocol are key issues for this year's elections

The outcome of the elections could accelerate moves towards a border poll on a united Ireland. Michelle O’Neill, SF Stormont leader, predicts it could come 'within this decade' - by 2032

Sinn Féin, a nationalist, pro-reunification party, is predicted to get the post of first minister for the first time.

Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein is expected to make a historic breakthrough and emerge from Thursday’s elections as Northern Ireland’s largest party. But Sinn Fein’s advance looks limited, as it is projected to lose votes compared to last time. It owes its poll lead to a greater fall in support…

How the party leaders fared in the second and final TV debate of the Assembly election campaign

Compare the priorities of the five major parties - Alliance, SDLP, UUP, DUP and Sinn Fein - at the NI election

Voters will go to the polls on Thursday to elect the next 90 MLAs across 18 constituencies.

If polling data is borne out at the May 5 Assembly election, Sinn Fein would displace the DUP as the region's largest party

Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the IRA, is on course to become the biggest party in Northern Ireland's government after Thursday's election, a milestone in its quest for a united Ireland.