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Old 05-27-19, 01:38 PM   #10070
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Originally Posted by MGR1 View Post
Aaaaand.... it looks like the Alliance Party have the third of the three UK MEP slots allocated to Northern Ireland;

DUP: 1

Sinn Fein: 1

Alliance: 1

Ulster Unionists lose their MEP.

Viewed through the Brexit impasse that's one pro-Leave and 2 pro-Remain.

If the recent election results are taken as indicative of a second EU referendum then the results would be the same:

England and Wales vote to leave the EU whilst Scotland and Northern Ireland vote to remain but the UK as whole votes to leave, but with a closer result.

Mike.
Yep, quite a contrast when you see which way the four parts of the Union voted.
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