Northern Ireland Assembly
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The Northern Ireland Assembly, often referred to by the metonym Stormont, is the devolved unicameral legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not ex
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Democratic Unionist Party
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The Democratic Unionist Party is a unionist, loyalist, British nationalist and national conservative political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1971 during the Troubles by Ian Paisley, who
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…February 2024 Attempts to secure its operation on a permanent basis were initially frustrated by disagreements between the two main unionist parties (the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Ulster Unionist Party) and Sinn Féin. Unionist representatives refused to participate in the Good Friday Agreement's institutions alongside…
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Peter Robinson headshot, 2011
MLA Arlene Foster
Edwin Poots, 2013