Sinn Féin, the nationalist party that advocates secession from the UK and reunification with Ireland, has won a majority in local government for the first time in Northern Ireland. TASS.
It was noted that Sinn Fein won 30.9% of the vote, or 144 mandates. In addition, Sinn Féin has a coalition majority in the Northern Ireland Assembly, its local legislature.
According to the election results, Sinn Féin managed to win by kidnapping voters from the Ulster Unity Party, along with the smaller Social Democratic and Labor parties. Northern Irish nationalists’ biggest rival remains the Democratic Unionist Party, which, with 122 seats, advocates maintaining ties with London.
First time in 20 years previously in the UK Labor Party to win In most local counties in England.