The Democratic Union Party (DUP), which wants Northern Ireland to remain part of the UK, opposed the creation of a new council. The DUP lost the election that Republican Sinn Féin won last week, but Northern Ireland’s council must be made up of unionists and republicans. Therefore, the country is in a political crisis, write Security.

The DUP runs counter to the current arrangements of the Northern Ireland Protocol in principle, which is a temporary solution to the border problem between the UK and the European Union. The party refuses to cooperate with the new government in Northern Ireland to put pressure on the government in London. The DUP wants the UK government to take action against the protocol.

According to the party, the current arrangement jeopardizes Northern Ireland’s status as part of the UK. The party wants to get rid of protocol and is now putting London and Brussels under pressure.

“This protocol is a direct attack on the principles of every political deal made in Northern Ireland over the last 25 years,” DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said in a statement. Belfast Newsletter know.

Until there is a new government, no major decisions can be made or a new bill can be passed.

The other party condemns the attitude of DUP

Sinn Féin called DUP’s stance “embarrassing”. Because even though the Republican party – the one for united Ireland – the election last week win brilliantly, he needs to work with the union to rule. It is regulated by law.

Other parties also criticized the DUP’s attitude. They believe that a new government should be formed to save the health system and increase the purchasing power of the people of Northern Ireland. These are important issues that are taken up by voters during elections.

Northern Ireland is currently – a week after Sinn Féin’s first election victory – in political crisis due to the DUP’s obstruction of justice. Sinn Féin leader Michelle O’Neill could become the first Republican prime minister in decades.