Sinn Fein revels in historic poll win

By Agence France-Presse

May 09, 2022 12:37 am

BELFAST, United Kingdom: Sinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) acclaimed a 'new era' for Northern Ireland as her Irish nationalist party handed a historic election defeat to pro-UK unionists who had monopolized power for decades.

Once the political wing of the paramilitary IRA, Sinn Fein won enough seats in the devolved legislature to nominate O'Neill as first minister — a century after Northern Ireland was carved out as a Protestant fiefdom under British rule.

LANDMARK VICTORY Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and Irish Republican Sinn Fein party Northern leader Michelle O’Neill speaks after the count at the Magherafelt Meadowbank sports center in Magherafelt, Co Londonderry on Saturday, May 7, 2022. O’Neill on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) said Northern Ireland was entering a ‘new era’ as a historic election victory loomed for her nationalist party, urging a ‘healthy debate’ about ending UK rule. AFP PHOTO

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