By now we have all seen the results from the 2022 Assembly election. The outcome of Sinn Féin securing the most seats, a first for a nationalist party in Northern Ireland, has been described as "seismic and historic" by some commentators. We take a look at the key takeaways from #AE22
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When all votes are counted and the election result declared, the focus of Stormont’s political parties will immediately move from the doorsteps and count centres to the corridors of Stormont.
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With just over two weeks to go until election day, attention is already moving to the new mandate and the issues and decisions facing incoming MLAs, Ministers and Committees.
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It is often easy to blame politicians for the failings in our politics: we had three years of no government, and just two years after resolving this, a leaderless Executive following the resignation of the First Minister. Whilst politicians were responsible for taking these decisions, over 20 years later it is increasingly clear that the institutions created by the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement are struggling to accommodate a changing society and the expectations that people have of their elected representatives.
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On Monday at midnight, after a shorter term than planned, the Assembly officially dissolved and the 2022 Assembly Election campaign started in earnest. How apt it is that our Assembly Elections are scheduled for the springtime—a time for renewal and change.
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