Sinn Féin says Irish reunification referendums within five years скачать в хорошем качестве

Sinn Féin says Irish reunification referendums within five years

"I believe the referendum would be possible within a five year timeframe, much more importantly I believe the preparation needs to start now." President and leader of Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald calls for Irish reunification referendums within five years. She added: "I hate to be the one to say we told you so, but we told them so, Brexit was a bad idea... potentially catastrophic for Ireland, the protocol was nasty." Sinn Fein is on course for its best ever result in a Northern Ireland Assembly election after receiving the most first-preference votes. With counting for the 90 Stormont seats continuing on Friday evening, the republican party had won 16 seats, well ahead of the Alliance on four and the DUP and UUP on three. Sinn Fein received 250,388 first preferences, compared with the 184,002 returned for the DUP and 116,681 for the Alliance Party. The party’s vice president Michelle O’Neill was elected on the first count in Mid Ulster, with Alliance leader Naomi Long topping the poll in East Belfast. DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was elected on the first count in Lagan Valley. He said he was delighted with his party’s performance in Lagan Valley, adding that it was too early to comment on the overall picture to say what the final outcome might be. “I think it is going to be very tight at the end as to who will emerge as the largest party,” he said. “One of the key messages for me is that unionism simply can’t afford the divisions that exist.” Ms O’Neill was surrounded by party colleagues and supporters as the result was announced in the Magherafelt count centre.