According to reports, local elections were held on May 18 in northern Ireland, turnout was 55%. Reportedly, Sinn fein are the leading party with 102 councillors in place by Saturday morning, the dup have 85, alliance 41, Ulster unionists 34, the social democratic and labour party 24 and 19 others.
Thoughts of a united Ireland may reoccur as the tv cameras showed the vice president of Sinn fein together with the president of Sinn fein in the south. But what kind of united Ireland? Michelle O’Neill is deputy first minister inspite of Sinn fein being the leading party in the 2019 general election, and the dup have stopped the northern Ireland executive in favour of Britain due to eu border protocol.