Northern Ireland: Voters head to the polls for second time in 10 months
NORTHERN IRELAND went to the polls yesterday in a snap election after the power-sharing executive collapsed over a white-elephant green initiative.
Party leaders cast their votes in their constituencies in the election for a new Legislative Assembly at Stormont.
The prospect of direct rule from Westminster looms if no new coalition government emerges from the elections.
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