History of Republicanism

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The term "republican" is used in Northern Ireland to refer to nationalist groups such as the Irish Republican Army and their political wing Sinn Fein who support violence as a means of establishing a republic (in the more common sense) encompassing the whole of the island of Ireland. This is in contrast to democratic nationalist groups such as the [Social Democratic and Labour Party]? (SDLP). During the decades of the [Northern Ireland Troubles]? the democratic nationalist have had more support than the republicans among the minority Catholic electorate. With the recent, albeit shaky, development of a peace process, Sinn Fein's move away from violence has resulted in increased support and in the recent elections they received slightly more votes than the SDLP.

The term "republican" is used in Northern Ireland to refer to nationalist groups such as the Irish Republican Army and their political wing Sinn Fein who support violence as a means of establishing a republic (in the more common sense) encompassing the whole of the island of Ireland. This is in contrast to democratic nationalist groups such as the [Social Democratic and Labour Party]? (SDLP). During the decades of the The Troubles the democratic nationalist have had more support than the republicans among the minority Catholic electorate. With the recent, albeit shaky, development of a peace process, Sinn Fein's move away from violence has resulted in increased support and in the recent elections they received slightly more votes than the SDLP.