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With Sinn Féin set to become the biggest party at Stormont for the first time, O’Neill says the results mark a ‘new era’ for ‘our politics and for our people’

The assembly must meet within eight days of the election, but it could be up to six months before a new executive is formed

The history of devolution at Stormont has been dominated by the two blocs of nationalism and unionism

With 21 MLAs confirmed as elected to the new Assembly, how is it shaping up?

Michelle O’Neill likely to be first minister after party tops first-preference votes with 29%

In today’s newsletter: As voters across the country head to the polls, much more is at stake than who collects the bins. Guardian correspondents share their conclusions from the campaign trail

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

VOTERS are going to the polls to elect thousands of councillors across the UK -here’s some of the key issues to look out for.

May 5 sees a big set of elections across the UK. In England, there are contests across 146 councils. In London, every council seat is up for election across all 32 boroughs. Elsewhere where there are elections, at least one-third of the council seats are being contested, with some authorities…

Leader accused of holding region to ransom with vow not to revive power sharing until Brexit protocol is ditched

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