the race for the final few seats tends to be very tight but the picture is clear. a surge in support for the cross community alliance party and a drop in votes for the democratic unionists, and sinn fein is on course to be the largest party in the northern ireland assembly. for the first time, a party which wants to take northern ireland out of the uk is expected to be its largest political force. sinn fein s vice president, michelle o neill, is in line to become first minister. no irish nationalist has ever held the post before. michelle has led from the front, so i am delighted that michelle o neill is leading sinn fein. i am delighted that michelle o neill will be the next first minister. so michelle s vision and foresight and drive has created an atmosphere in politics which means it can work, so let s make it work. cheering and applause. another major sign of change is the success of the party, which is neither unionist nor nationalist. alliance is set to move up
the view there from england, scotland and wales. the election results for the stormont assembly in northern ireland could trigger months of uncertainty and negotiations over who leads the executive. our correspondent chris page brought us the latest. you might be forgiven for thinking that politics in this part of the uk tends to be very predictable but in this election, there is a significant possibility of a huge shift. for the last five elections to the devolved assembly here at stormont, the democratic unionists have won the most seats and sinn fein has come second. however, polls are suggesting that there could be a surge in support for the cross community alliance party and that sinn fein could emerge as the largest party. that would put the party s vice president michelle o neill in line to become the first ever irish nationalist to hold the first minister s position in northern ireland. now aside from the battle as to who comes out on top,
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