Northern Ireland Assembly Elections | 27 comments (27 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

NI: Sinn Fein to Deliver First Minister (4.00 / 2)

Does this solve the Brexit delay and NI Protocol ... matter in limbo until a government is formed.

Let me fix that headline for you, @Telegraph troglodytes:
"Victory for #SinnFein raises hopes for a united #Ireland" [_link]
— Tarik Cyril Amar🌹 (@TarikCyrilAmar) May 7, 2022

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Sat May 7th, 2022 at 06:16:47 PM EST

Re: NI: Sinn Fein to Deliver First Minister (none / 1)

Everything that's been wrong in Northern Ireland has just been tweeted by the BBC.
Thankfully things will start to change from now #AE22 #sinnféin [_link]
— Liam (@Liam01_W) May 7, 2022

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Sat May 7th, 2022 at 06:17:51 PM EST
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Re: NI: Sinn Fein to Deliver First Minister (none / 1)

Northern Ireland election results: Confirmed - Sinn Fein to finish election as largest party after winning 27 seats | Belfast Telegraph |
Blows for Nichola Mallon (SDLP) in North Belfast, Mervyn Storey (DUP) in North Antrim and Green Party leader Clare Bailey in South Belfast
Jim Allister will remain sole TUV voice at Stormont
The SDLP has suffered big losses in this year's election and lost some high-profile MLA's, including its deputy leader Nichola Mallon.
Earlier on Saturday, the former North Belfast MLA, who held the post of Infrastructure Minister, said: "It has been a privilege to serve the people of North Belfast as a Councillor and then a MLA for the past 12 years."
There are big wins for Alliance in the fight for the fifth seat across Northern Ireland, as counting is concluding in the Assembly election.

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Sat May 7th, 2022 at 06:33:25 PM EST
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Not so fast. (none / 1)

Where is Arlene the bastid queen hiding out?

by Cat on Sat May 7th, 2022 at 07:04:31 PM EST
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Re: Not so fast. (4.00 / 4)

Went off in a huff when hoofed out by her own party. Her successor, Edwin Poots, only survived as leader for a few weeks before he was hoofed out as well. The current leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, has actually done a good job in minimising seat loses despite a large fall in first preference votes. He has done that by optimising the number of DUP candidates in each constituency, and by being able to rely on voters who gave the TUV their first preference, coming back to the DUP with their lower preferences after the TUV candidates were eliminated, as they almost always were.

Index of Frank's Diaries

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Sat May 7th, 2022 at 09:38:54 PM EST
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