Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill becomes Northern Ireland’s first nationalist first minister

Stormont has finally been restored and for the first time in 103 years it's not a unionist at the helm. Making history Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill, who's become the first nationalist to lead Northern Ireland - a state she wants to abolish. She's pledged to be a "first minister for all" and will share power with Emma Little-Pengelly from the Democratic Unionist Party - who's been nominated deputy first minister. But two years of political paralysis, with the government effectively on auto-pilot, have left them with a long list of problems to tackle. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) ------- Watch more of our explainer series here -    • Coronavirus Explained   Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Follow us: Facebook -   / channel4news   Twitter -   / channel4news   TikTok -   / c4news   Instagram -   / channel4news