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Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald and Sinn Fein northern leader Michelle O'Neill arrive at the Belfast Counton. Getty Images
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald and Sinn Fein northern leader Michelle O'Neill arrive at the Belfast Counton. Getty Images
Sinn Fein claims crown as Northern Ireland's largest party
Voters feel the region is on the cusp of major political change after Irish nationalists trump British loyalists