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N Ireland's Parliament to Be Dissolved Thursday, Snap Elections to Follow

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The Northern Ireland Assembly will be dissolved on Thursday paving the way for the snap parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2. 26.01.2017, Sputnik International

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N Ireland's Parliament to Be Dissolved Thursday, Snap Elections to Follow

05:55 GMT 26.01.2017 (Updated: 06:04 GMT 26.01.2017)

© REUTERS / Clodagh KilcoyneThe Parliament Buildings at Stormont are seen behind a no entry sign, a day after deputy first minister Martin McGuinness resigned, throwing the devolved joint administration into crisis, in Belfast Northern Ireland, January 10, 2017.

The Parliament Buildings at Stormont are seen behind a no entry sign, a day after deputy first minister Martin McGuinness resigned, throwing the devolved joint administration into crisis, in Belfast Northern Ireland, January 10, 2017. - Sputnik International

The Northern Ireland Assembly will be dissolved on Thursday paving the way for the snap parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2.

Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny addresses journalists during a press conference in Dublin, Ireland, on June 24, 2016, following the result of the United Kingdom's EU referendum. - Sputnik International

Sinn Fein Lawmakers Urge Irish PM to Assert North’s Needs in EU Brexit Talks

18 January 2017, 14:48 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — In early December 2016, Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness resigned, which ended a coalition between Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Sinn Fein refused to replace McGuinness in a seven-day period, triggering parliament's dissolution.

The government collapsed due to the scandal over the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, aimed at encouraging businesses to use green energy as fuel. It turned out that the businesses were actually paid to burn fuel, while the scheme appeared to cost taxpayers more than $1.4 billion.