Assembly Election

Efforts towards power-sharing in North to get under way

Irish, British and US governments urge parties to re-establish Executive rapidly

London must attend to protocol issues, Brandon Lewis says

US urges North’s political leaders to re-establish power-sharing executive

‘The age of entitlement is over’: Alliance surge represents major societal shift

Rise of the party will lead to a radical shake-up in how the North is governed

SDLP ‘underestimated’ symbolic importance of first minister post in battle for nationalism

Party suffered the most bruising battle of any of the political parties, with ‘incredible losses’

Michelle O’Neill’s election as NI's next first minister unlikely to be swift

DUP’s protocol demands could lead to protracted negotiations and possible re-run

The North is now moving beyond its ‘stereotypical ethnic schism’

What the data say: Having lost socially liberal voters between 2017 and 2019, the DUP had thought little about getting them back

Unionist heartland reacts: ‘I feel sick she will be running our country’

Voters wanted to give DUP ‘bloody nose’, says North Down constituent of Alliance surge

East Antrim result: Alliance gains but end of an era for UUP

Ulster Unionist veteran Roy Beggs bows out after representing constituency since 1998

Q&A: Will Michelle O'Neill become first minister after historic election?

Distinct possibility Sinn Féin could be prevented from taking up top role in North

Northern Ireland election: UK calls on DUP to nominate deputy first minister

‘New era for Northern Ireland,’ says O’Neill as Sinn Féin claims historic victory in election

Foyle result: Fate of two unionists decided by nationalist and socialist transfers

About 40 hours after the Assembly election count began, the final seat was filled

North Down result: Easton calls for unionst convention

Independent MLA says unionism must ‘get its act together because we can’t afford not to’

Mid Ulster result: Sinn Féin holds on to three seats as predicted

Patsy McGlone take final seat in otherwise bad election for the SDLP

South Down: Diane Forsyth elected for DUP after wrangling over candidate

Bullying claim: DUP referred ‘misogynistic’ and ‘outrageously offensive’ material to police

Fermanagh and South Tyrone result: UUP loses sole woman representative

Tom Elliot displaces Rosemary Barton in risky two-candidate strategy

North Belfast: Routing of SDLP a gift for Alliance’s Nuala McAllister

Four other seats a case of as you were – with two SF and two DUP candidates returned

East Derry result: Claire Sugden first Independent to reach Stormont three times

Three women elected as many female MLAs lose seats elsewhere

Significantly and symbolically damaging election for unionism

Analysis: Seismic impact of a nationalist party in pole position cannot be dismissed

West Tyrone: Sinn Féin secure three seats with just one unionist returned

Former healthcare worker Nicola Brogan wins seat for first time after being co-opted in 2020

East Belfast: Alliance leader ‘hugely proud’ of momentous results

Naomi Long not triumphalist in speech as party representation more than doubles

Upper Bann result: UUP leader Beattie defiant as he is re-elected in eighth count

Eóin Tennyson takes final seat to become Alliance’s first ever MLA in the constituency

West Belfast result: Sinn Féin holds on to four seats as PBP wins the fifth

Friday afternoon tallies left SF in no doubt of success in party’s heartland

‘Don’t be scared,’ Mary Lou McDonald tells unionists after Sinn Féin surge

‘No time for theatrics’ while people are crippled by cost of living, party leader warns

North Antrim result: Constituency’s first woman MLA elected at DUP’s expense

Patricia O’Lynn also first Alliance member to win a seat in Paisley’s former homeland

Strangford result: Former UUP leader re-elected as Alliance gains second seat

TUV’s Stephen Cooper couldn’t catch Nick Mathison in ninth count

Newry and Armagh result: Sinn Féin pulls off another hat-trick

SDLP candidate takes ‘scenic route’ but in the end gets with more voted than last election

South Belfast result: Alliance’s two-candidate strategy pays off at expense of Greens

Credible vote for former DUP leader Edwin Poots who was parachuted into the constituency

South Antrim result: SF tops the poll in staunchly unionist constituency

Declan Kearney says political landscape of NI has changed ‘for the better’ in victory speech

Assembly election: Sinn Féin wins most seats as parties urged to form Executive

Alliance Party exceeds wildest expectations with 17 seats, a gain of nine on 2017

Can Doug Beattie claw enough transfers to ride out the turbulence?

Colum Eastwood not shy about admitting his party looked like it was in for a hammering

Assembly elections: All change for Northern Ireland

Sinn Féin poised to secure at least 27 seats and occupy position of first minister

Lagan Valley result: DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson secures strong win

DUP leader wants to ‘build on common ground’ with other unionist parties after election

Rise of Alliance could reshape North-South relations

View from Dublin: Period of wound-licking might occur before DUP re-enters Executive

Assembly election: North on brink of having first ever nationalist first minister

Sinn Féin on track to be largest party at Stormont, as Alliance experiences ‘surge’

Counting of votes in North’s Assembly elections begins after ‘busy’ day of voting

Opinion polls put Sinn Féin on course to be largest party and secure First Minister position

Newton Emerson: Northern Ireland needs one person, one vote

Legal challenge to Stormont’s ‘designation’ system could help debate on reform

The Irish Times view on the Northern Ireland Assembly election: A changing landscape

For 20 years, tectonic plates in Northern Ireland have been shifting underfoot

Northern Ireland election could fundamentally alter the political landscape

Polling suggests Sinn Féin on course to secure greatest number of seats in Stormont Assembly

Assembly election: Can those who don't vote Orange or Green transform the North?

Northern Ireland election on Thursday: Parties designated ‘other’ sense a chance to move past old divisions

North’s only ethnic minority election candidate finds region’s racism ‘scary’

Sipho Sibanda, originally from Zimbabwe, blames sectarian system for lack of diversity in politics

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