Northern Ireland votes in assembly election
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Northern Ireland voted on Wednesday in an election that could allow the return of a government shared between Protestants and Catholics and help cement a lasting political settlement after decades of conflict.
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BELFAST - Northern Ireland's election on Wednesday could be crucial for restoring a government shared between Protestants and Catholics in an effort to reach a lasting settlement to decades ...Comment
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Britain and Ireland set March 7 as the date for elections in Northern Ireland aimed at restoring shared government between Catholics and Protestants in the long-troubled British province.
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Northern Ireland will elect a new legislature March 7 that will determine the fate of power-sharing, Britain announced Tuesday in swift reply to an IRA-linked political party's decision to support the police.Comment
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Voters began casting their ballots Thursday in an election that analysts say is likely to return Prime Minister Bertie Ahern to power, but with new, left-wing partners in government.
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Britain's parliament passed legislation Wednesday allowing the Northern Ireland Assembly to be dissolved in January and an election held weeks later in hopes of reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration.
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Irish voters headed for the polls on Thursday in an election so close that Prime Minister Bertie Ahern may have to lure a major left-leaning opponent onto his side if he is to stay in power.
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Northern Ireland lawmakers are gaining a role in the parliament of the Republic of Ireland for the first time since the island's partition 86 years ago.The government of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern announced Tuesday it will create a new parliamentary committee that gives places to Northern Ireland lawmakers elected to seats in the British Parliament.The 18 lawmakers from the British territory will be permitted to take part in debates in a newly formed joint committee on the implementation of the Good Friday peace agreement. But they will not be permitted to vote or offer any amendments on legislative bills. Read more
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Vote counting begins in Northern Ireland on Thursday after an election for an assembly where voters hope feuding politicians will set aside bitter differences and finally work together to resolve local problems.
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Romanians vote today in closely contested elections for the country&#39;s Presidency as well as the Parliament. About 18 million voters began casting ballots at 5am (Irish time) at 17,000 polling stations from
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BAGHDAD, Iraq--Iraq&quot;s electoral commission on Sunday set Jan. 30 for elections to choose a National Assembly, a vote that could deliver power to Iraq&quot;s Shiite Muslim majority after decades of disenfranchisement.
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Party Seats won Seats +/- Votes Votes % +/-% Democratic Unionist Party (Protestant) 36 6 207,721 30.1 4.4 Sinn Fein (Catholic) 28 4 180,573 26.2 2.6 Ulster Unionist Party (Protestant) 18 -9 103,145 14.9 -7.7 Social Democratic and Labor Party (Catholic) 16 -2 105,164 15.2 -1.8 All others 10 2 71,717 13.5 4 SOURCE: BBC
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Northern Ireland's biggest Protestant and Catholic parties were far ahead of rivals on Thursday in early results from assembly elections, as the province took a step toward restoring shared government.
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The DUP and Sinn Fein take the majority of first preference votes in the NI Assembly election.
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Irish voters went to the polls Thursday in close-fought parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, one of Europe&#39;s longest-serving leaders, is battling to win a third term.
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Hard-liners dominated the early returns Thursday from an election to decide who will control the Northern Ireland Assembly _ and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.Comment
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Northern Ireland could be facing fresh Assembly elections if the DUP and Sinn Fein fail to reach agreement on a peace deal, it emerged today.