Northern Ireland to Swear in First Nationalist First Minister

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Michelle O'Neill, vice-president of Sinn Féin, will become Northern Ireland's first nationalist First Minister, marking a historic moment for the region's politics.

Northern Ireland 's first nationalist First Minister will be sworn in on Saturday, marking a historic moment for Northern politics. Michelle O'Neill, vice-president of Sinn Féin , will be the first non-unionist politician to lead Stormont 's devolved government in over a century.

The powersharing Executive is being restored two years after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) collapsed the institutions in protest against post-Brexit trading arrangements.

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