Irish nationalist Sinn Fein earns historic Northern Ireland election win
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Northern Ireland is on the cusp of having a nationalist leader for the first time in its history after Sinn Fein, once considered the political wing of the IRA, emerged as the largest party in regional elections.
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Irish nationalist Sinn Fein earns historic Northern Ireland election win
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The election of Sinn Fein as the biggest party in Northern Ireland’s Assembly is a historic moment. It's the first time an Irish nationalist party, rather than a British unionist
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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) - Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the IRA, hailed its first election win in Northern Ireland’s history as a
The Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein is widely expected to become the largest group in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time. That would give it the right to
Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the IRA, looked set to claim top spot in elections in British-controlled Northern Ireland for the first time on Friday, a historic shift that could bring the once-remote…
By Rob Picheta, CNN Northern Ireland is on the cusp of having a nationalist leader for the first time in its history after Sinn Fein, once considered the political wing of the IRA, emerged as the largest party in regional elections.
A Sinn Fein win would be a milestone for a party long linked to the Irish Republican Army, a paramilitary group that used bombs, bullets and other forms of violence to try to take Northern Ireland out of U.K. rule during decades of unrest.
For the first time, a nationalist party has become the strongest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly. What does Sinn Fein stand for? And what could this result mean for the future?
The Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party vowed a "new era" as it won the most seats in the Assembly for the first time — a victory that could bring the party's ultimate goal of a united Ireland a step closer.
Sinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill on Saturday hailed a "new era" for Northern Ireland as pro-UK unionists conceded a historic election victory for her Irish nationalist party, while threatening anew…
