Northern Ireland Votes Again as Direct London Rule Looms
- Election being held less than a year after previous vote
- Failure to agree power sharing could leave no voice on Brexit
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Northern Ireland voters went to the polls on Thursday as the future of the province’s administration hangs in the balance.
Voters will elect a new 90-seat assembly after the collapse of a power sharing agreement in January, yet it may not be enough to stave off the U.K. reimposing direct rule on the region. Ministers in London are poised to step in if the two biggest parties cannot agree to enter government together again.