Party vice-president and first minister designate Michelle O’Neill repeats call for Stormont Assembly and Executive to be restored in wake of victory
Sinn Féin – which has yet to lose a seat in any constituency – is expected to add to its tally, with five of the six seats in the Collin area already declared for Sinn Féin, and two in Oldpark.
Smaller parties and a number of Independent councillors have also lost out, as did two party leaders, both in north Belfast – the Green Party leader, Mal O’Hara, failed to win re-election in Castle DEA in north Belfast and Billy Hutchinson, the Progressive Unionist Party leader lost out in Court DEA.
The Stormont institutions have been in limbo since that election because of the DUP’s refusal to re-enter powersharing until its concerns over post-Brexit trading arrangements are addressed. “We need to double down in terms of getting an Executive restored and getting our councils up and running again,” she said.
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