nationalist party, in favor of a reunification of the island, came out ahead by a wide margin, winning 144 of the 462 seats of the eleven municipal councils of the British province. The centrist and non-sectarian Alliance party, a "neither-nor" party, neither nationalist nor unionist, also managed nice scores, taking third place.
Sinn Fein leader in Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill, hailed the "historic" results. For her, the message is clear: voters want the institutions to work again.