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Givan resignation triggers fresh political crisis in NI





The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has pulled its first minister out of Stormont, triggering a fresh political crisis in Northern Ireland.

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Paul Givan issued his statement of resignation on Thursday, prompting Sinn Féin to call for early elections.

So what happens now? BBC News NI explains.


Will the resignation collapse the government?
Once Paul Givan resigns at midnight on Thursday, it means the deputy first minister, Michelle O'Neill of Sinn Féin, loses her post too.

The roles are joint and one cannot continue without the other.

Under previous rules, that then set in motion a seven-day countdown to renominate the roles, or it would fall to the Northern Ireland secretary to set a date for a fresh assembly election, and the institutions would immediately collapse.

However, that won't happen this time.

That is because in January 2020, after the power-sharing institutions were restored following three years of deadlock, it was agreed that Westminster would change the laws to avoid a repeat of crash collapses.

Legislation which is due to be completed at Westminster next week will allow the Northern Ireland Assembly to continue for an initial six-week period, with the option that this could be extended to 24 or 48 weeks.


What will be the main consequences?
Without a first and deputy first minister the Stormont Executive, which is made up of ministers from different parties who take policy decisions, cannot meet.

Ministers in charge of other departments will be able to stay in post but they will be limited in terms of what they can do.

Without an executive, it makes it much more difficult for significant decisions to be taken.

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