Emergence of Alliance raises questions over powersharing structures – Long

Kellie Armstrong and Naomi Long (right) of the Alliance Party (Niall Carson/PA)

The emergence of the Alliance Party as one of the largest in Northern Ireland has raised questions over powersharing structures, leader Naomi Long has said.

Alliance were placed level with the DUP as the second popular most party in the region, with 16%, in a LucidTalk poll for the Belfast Telegraph this weekend.