Sinn Fein won 27 of 90 available posts in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The controversy led in February to the resignation of Martin McGuinness, the former Sinn Fein leader, and calls for a snap election. The Democratic Unionist Party is allied with Britain’s Conservative Party, which is pursuing Brexit, while Sinn Fein wants Northern Ireland to stay in the European Union and eventually merge with Ireland. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThere is also growing indignation about a perceived lack of concern from London about Northern Ireland. “It’s been reflected in the British media’s coverage of both Brexit in Northern Ireland, and the election.

Source: New York Times March 04, 2017 19:23 UTC