“The voice is getting louder, the British and Irish governments need to pay attention to that voice and they need now to take action to prioritise the restoration of our Assembly.”
The British and Irish governments must play an active role in helping to restore the Stormont Assembly, Sinn Fein MP John Finucane has said.
The cross-community Alliance Party increased its representation on councils by winning 67 seats, an increase of 14. But it was a disappointing election for the Ulster Unionists and the SDLP, with both parties suffering significant losses. Mr Finucane said voters delivered a message that they wanted to see hard-working councillors, but also that they wanted to see a return to powersharing at Stormont.
He said: “It was the number one issue on our campaign manifesto, to restore devolution on a sustainable and long term basis and that requires nationalist and unionist consent, because it serves nobody’s interests if we have stop-start devolution on a short-term basis. He said: “Almost 75% of people who cast their first preference votes voted for parties who want to get back to work and I think it is time the DUP reflect on that, listen to what the public are telling them and move on.
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