The party represented in both parts of Ireland Sinn Fein wants to achieve a referendum on Irish unity by the end of this decade. Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald said this to journalists in London on Thursday. However, a lot of preparation is still necessary for this. In addition, the government in Dublin must also put the issue on the agenda.
With Vice President Michelle O’Neill leading since last weekend For the first time, a Sinn Fein politician took over the government in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom at. She also emphasized her desire for a referendum on Irish unity, as envisaged in the 1998 peace agreement known as the Good Friday Agreement. She expects London to respect the agreement, regardless of which party is in government there.
Sinn Fein will be the strongest force in Northern Ireland in 2022
Sinn Fein became the strongest force for the first time in the last election for the regional parliament in Northern Ireland in 2022. But It took two years to form a government in Belfast, because the Protestant Unionist DUP opposed the dispute over the Brexit rules for Northern Ireland.
In the Republic of Ireland, too, Sinn Fein is on track to become the strongest force in taking over government responsibility. A parliamentary election is due there by March 2025 at the latest.
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Sinn Fein was previously seen as the political arm of the militant organization IRAwho fought for the unification of the two parts of Ireland with armed violence and terrorist attacks. The civil war in Northern Ireland between mostly Catholic supporters of Irish unification and mostly Protestant supporters of union with Great Britain lasted three decades and cost thousands of lives. (dpa)
2024-02-08 15:44:04
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