The Shinn Fein Party won the historic victory in Northern Ireland, declaring Michelle O'Neil its first minister.
Michelle O'Neil, a representative of Shinn Fein and the united Ireland, the former political branch of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), expressed her gratitude and obligation to the legislators in her address: "Today is revealing the door to a new stage. To become the first minister."
During the oath, O'nil declared her readiness to "serve everyone and be a minister for all", including those who consider themselves a British and supporters of Unionism.
"My devotion is to continue the process of reconciliation between all our citizens. The past cannot be changed or corrected. However, what we can do is build a better future," the new minister stressed.
"My condolences to the families of all those killed during the conflict," O'Nil added.
The Minister of Affairs of the UK region, Chris Harris, has announced that the reconstruction of the government is a "big day for Northern Ireland". US President Joe Biden, who last year called for the restoration of the Power Agreement during his visit to Belfast, defined this step as "important".
Michelle O'Neil was entitled to the post in 2022, when Shinn Fein won the majority of votes in the May election. However, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which has become a leading opposition force, refused to enter the government separating power as a protest against trade rules after Brexit.
On Thursday, DUP agreed to an agreement with the UK government, withdrawing its burdenfulness with respect to Brexit. This made it possible to call legislators to the Assembly of Northern Ireland on Saturday and put an end to the two -year political stagnation.
Before the oath of the new government, the speaker's speaker's inauguration ceremony, as well as Emma Little-Kenhelli, DUP representatives, was held to the post of Deputy First Minister with the same powers as the first minister. In her address, she spoke about her impressions, remembering the bomb of Ira's bomb near her home as a child.
"Michel is an Irish Republican, and I'm a very proud Unionist," she shared. "We may not find general consent on certain issues. But what we can agree is that cancer does not tolerate discrimination, and our hospitals need repair."
The Good Friday Agreement of 1998, which ceased decades of violence on religious grounds between pro -republican Catholics and pronionist Protestants, known as "turmoil", obliges both communities to equal powers in government and other institutions.
“It does not matter who holds the position of“ first minister ”and who is the“ Deputy First Minister ”, - said the Irish political commentator and journalist Finan O'TUL, expressing the opinion that both positions have identical powers and status. However, the symbolism that the representative of the“ halist ”was the first
"The creation of northern Ireland centuries ago implied the leaving the Protestant majority, stubborn in the idea of leaving the United Kingdom," O'Tul said. The appointment of Michelle O'Neil to the leader of the largest party in the Assembly symbolizes the completion of this project.
"This does not necessarily mean that the united Ireland is the closest perspective, but it indicates that the future of Northern Ireland remains open. Now the main task is to make this openness promising and complete opportunities, rather than threatening and filled fear."
Today, Shinn Fein is the most popular party in the Irish Republic.
The Assembly of Northern Ireland is the legislative body of the region, and despite its affiliation with the United Kingdom, legislators have the right to make decisions on issues that are not within the competence of Westminster Government in London.
