Posted 2/3/2024, 2:41:43 PM
Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill becomes Northern Ireland's first nationalist first minister, marking political shift
- Michelle O'Neill of Sinn Fein is the new first minister of Northern Ireland, a landmark moment for the party
- Sinn Fein was previously associated with the IRA and Irish reunification, making this appointment unthinkable in the past
- O'Neill committed to continuing reconciliation between communities in Northern Ireland as first minister
- Sinn Fein's political transformation comes amid a changing landscape after the Good Friday Agreement
- O'Neill's appointment marks the first time a nationalist holds NI's top political office, not a unionist committed to the UK