‘Historical shift’: What a Sinn Féin win in Northern Ireland would mean

If the opinion polls on the upcoming election are correct, it will be the first time in the region’s history that nationalists have won the most seats — and the right to appoint the first minister

Sinn Féin seems likely to win a historic victory on May 5, becoming the largest party in Stormont.

Northern Irish politics are on the brink of an inflection point on May 5 if the latest polling proves correct, ending a century in which the largest party in Northern Irish politics has come from the unionist community.

Instead, Sinn Féin seems likely to win a historic victory, becoming the largest party in Stormont.