When all votes are counted and the election result declared, the focus of Stormont’s political parties will immediately move from the doorsteps and count centres to the corridors of Stormont.
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With one week to go until the polls open, the candidates will be in a mad dash to complete their canvassing; the parties have their manifestos published; and the leaders will be preparing for the two set piece debates. More importantly for the parties, people will be making their minds up on who to vote for, what preference to give them, or whether they will be voting at all.
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With seven days to go until the Polls open, the majority of parties have released their full Assembly Election 2022 manifestos. A central part of any party’s bid to secure votes come election day, this election has seen the publication of a range of 5-point plans and sectoral specific papers released in advance of full manifestos.
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With just over two weeks to go until election day, attention is already moving to the new mandate and the issues and decisions facing incoming MLAs, Ministers and Committees.
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It is often easy to blame politicians for the failings in our politics: we had three years of no government, and just two years after resolving this, a leaderless Executive following the resignation of the First Minister. Whilst politicians were responsible for taking these decisions, over 20 years later it is increasingly clear that the institutions created by the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement are struggling to accommodate a changing society and the expectations that people have of their elected representatives.
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