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The leaders spent the final day of canvassing across Northern Ireland’s 18 constituencies.

The outcome of the elections could accelerate moves towards a border poll on a united Ireland. Michelle O’Neill, SF Stormont leader, predicts it could come 'within this decade' - by 2032

May 5 sees a big set of elections across the UK. In England, there are contests across 146 councils. In London, every council seat is up for election across all 32 boroughs. Elsewhere where there are elections, at least one-third of the council seats are being contested, with some authorities…

Leader accused of holding region to ransom with vow not to revive power sharing until Brexit protocol is ditched

On May 5, Northern Ireland will elect 90 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Sinn Fein are predicted to overtake the DUP

Sinn Féin, a nationalist, pro-reunification party, is predicted to get the post of first minister for the first time.

Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein is expected to make a historic breakthrough and emerge from Thursday’s elections as Northern Ireland’s largest party. But Sinn Fein’s advance looks limited, as it is projected to lose votes compared to last time. It owes its poll lead to a greater fall in support…

How the party leaders fared in the second and final TV debate of the Assembly election campaign

Compare the priorities of the five major parties - Alliance, SDLP, UUP, DUP and Sinn Fein - at the NI election

Voters will go to the polls on Thursday to elect the next 90 MLAs across 18 constituencies.

With ultra-guarded, disciplined election strategy, party is cautiously edging towards potentially momentous win