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Sinn Fein becomes largest party of Northern Ireland local government

Sinn Fein has become the largest party in Northern Ireland local government for the first time after securing 144 seats in the latest polls.

Sinn Fein has become the largest party in Northern Ireland local government for the first time after securing 144 seats in the latest polls.

The party, which now has 22 seats more than the former frontrunners - the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) - has also secured a majority at Fermanagh & Omagh DC while the rest of the region's 10 local authorities remain under no overall control.

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