DUP

2022 - 5 - 7

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Sinn Féin celebrates victory but DUP warns over Northern Ireland ... (The Guardian)

Sinn Féin is celebrating a historic victory in the Stormont assembly elections despite warnings from the Democratic Unionist party that it will block the ...

We are stuck with the same things we had 30 or 40 years ago.” “With Sinn Féin and the unionists, it’s the same old thing all the time. “I don’t really like the unionists or the nationalists. We are missing out on the bigger issues such as the environment. The DUP also faces another urgent dilemma. “[The] tumult was not utterly catastrophic for the DUP, but the crown is lost,” said Jon Tonge, a professor of politics at Liverpool University.

Northern Ireland's DUP says post-election plan depends on British ... (Reuters)

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Jeffrey Donaldson, who has said participation in any regional government is dependent on reform of the Northern Ireland ...

Union fears as DUP face collapse with Sinn Fein turning Northern ... (Daily Express)

THE DUP has collapsed as Sinn Fein continues to storm to victory taking vital seats and turning Northern Ireland dark green as results pour in.

Does this win for Sinn Fein spell the end of the union? Unionist politicians are under pressure to maintain their seats as former loyalist strongholds crumble with Sinn Fein surging ahead. A process called the d'Hondt system determines the proportion of unionist and nationalist ministers appointed to the executive, based on the number of seats a party wins in the election. The Northern Ireland Executive is made up of the first and deputy first ministers and their cabinet. The ultimate goal of Sinn Fein - whose leader in Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill, declared the election a "historic day" - is for Northern Ireland to leave the UK and become one country with the Republic of Ireland. With the people of Northern Ireland voting to elect members of Stormont and choose a new First Minister, Michelle O’Neill looks set to rewrite history as the first Nationalist leader.

Donaldson: DUP doing 'extremely well' despite success of Sinn Féin (Irish Examiner)

The DUP is doing “extremely well” in the Stormont Assembly election, their leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, has insisted. As counting resumed on Saturday morning, ...

“I recognise that we have our differences, particularly in relation to the protocol, but I think we all accept that this is a problem that needs to be addressed, and the sooner it is addressed, the better for all of us.” “The party officers will sit down, we will consider what we need to do now to get the action that is required from the Government, I will be making my decision clear on all of that early next week,” he told the BBC. Asked whether Northern Ireland will have devolved government in 2022, Jeffrey said: “Let’s cross all the bridges when we get to them.” “The unionist vote remains strong, we are the largest designation in the Assembly, I think there is a lot of spin around results and I’m very pleased with how the DUP has done in our constituencies,” he said. Sinn Féin also won the battle for largest vote share with 250,388 first preferences, compared with 184,002 for the DUP and 116,681 for the Alliance Party. The DUP is doing “extremely well” in the Stormont Assembly election, their leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, has insisted.

DUP has done 'extremely well' insists Donaldson as its vote plummets (Newstalk)

The DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said his party has done “extremely well” despite a s...

"The unionist vote remains strong, we are the largest designation in the Assembly, I think there is a lot of spin around results and I'm very pleased with how the DUP has done in our constituencies," he told journalists. The DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said his party has done “extremely well” despite a significant fall in its share of the vote and the loss of at least two seats. Despite this, Sir Jeffrey said he was optimistic about his party’s future and insisted that it had done “extremely well” given the circumstances:

Donaldson refuses to say if DUP will form Executive after elections ... (Highland Radio)

During the campaign he's said they won't re-enter Government unless issues with the Northern Ireland protocol are worked out. DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson says ...