The Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive
Northern Ireland's devolved power-sharing institutions, created by the Good Friday Agreement to bring nationalists and unionists together in a mandatory coalition government.
Real World
The Northern Ireland Executive collapsed in February 2022 when the DUP withdrew from power-sharing over the Northern Ireland Protocol, leaving the region without a functioning government for two years.
Exam Focus
Always link Northern Ireland's institutions to the Good Friday Agreement — failure to do so misses the political context mark-schemes reward.
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