As part of their deal , Sinn Féin agreed to abandon its abstentionist policy regarding a `` six-county parliament '' , as a result taking seats in the new Stormont-based Assembly and running the education and health and social services ministries in the power-sharing government .
As part of their deal Sinn Féin agreed to abandon its abstentionist policy regarding a `` six-county parliament '' , and took its seats in the new Assembly based at Stormont Sinn Féin ran the and running the health and social services and the education ministries in the power-sharing government .