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EXPLAINER: What’s next for N. Ireland after Sinn Fein wins?

Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill, right, and party leader Mary Lou McDonald after Sinn Fein topped the poll at the Medow Bank election count centre on Saturday, May, 7, 2022, in Magherafelt , Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill, left, and party leader Mary Lou McDonald speak to the media after Sinn Fein topped the poll at the Medow Bank election count centre on Saturday, May, 7, 2022, in Magherafelt , Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill speaks after topping the poll at the Medow Bank election count centre on Saturday, May, 7, 2022, in Magherafelt , Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill speaks after topping the poll at the Medow Bank election count centre on Saturday, May, 7, 2022, in Magherafelt , Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill after being officially elected as MLA at the Medow Bank election count centre on Saturday, May, 7, 2022, in Magherafelt , Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Naomi Long, centre, leader of the Alliance party celebrates with party members after there party success in the elections at the Medow Bank election count centre on Saturday, May, 7, 2022, in Magherafelt , Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Jeffrey Donaldson leader of the Democratic Unionist Party attends the Medow Bank election count centre on Saturday, May, 7, 2022, in Magherafelt , Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Jeffrey Donaldson leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, right, and party colleague Gregory Campbell look dejected as they attend Medow Bank election count centre on Saturday, May, 7, 2022, in Magherafelt , Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie looks at Democratic Unionist Party's Diane Dodds after being elected as MLA at Medow Bank election count centre on Saturday, May, 7, 2022, in Magherafelt , Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill, left, and party leader Mary Lou McDonald are greeted by supporters as they arrive at Medow Bank election count centre on Saturday, May, 7, 2022, in Magherafelt , Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill, left, and party leader Mary Lou McDonald speak to the media at the Medow Bank election count centre on Saturday, May, 7, 2022, in Magherafelt , Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
EXPLAINER: What’s next for N. Ireland after Sinn Fein wins?