Original sentence: A United Ireland is the common demand of Irish nationalists, envisaging that the island of Ireland (currently divided into the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) be reunited as a single political entity.Currently about 40% of Northern Ireland's electorate vote for parties that oppose the union with Britain.In the 1918 general election, the republican Sinn Féin political party won a landslide victory.Many Protestants in Northern Ireland (who often refer to Northern Ireland as 'Ulster', as the six counties are a large part of Ulster) argue they have a distinct identity that would be overwhelmed in a united Ireland.Nationalists have suggested many different models for unification, including federalism, joint sovereignty and joint authority, as well as a unitary state.The leading political parties in the Republic of Ireland, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, as well as the SDLP in Northern Ireland have often made a united Ireland a part of their political message, although they rarely spell out how they see it coming about.The newly elected Sinn Féin candidates formed a republican assembly Dáil Eireann which unilaterally declared itself in 1919 the Government of the Irish Republic and independent of the British Empire
Edited sentence: A United Ireland is the common demand of Irish nationalists, envisaging that the island of Ireland be reunited as a single political entity.After the 1918 general election, Dáil Eireann declared itself in 1919 unilaterally the Government of the Irish Republic and independent of the British Empire.Currently about 40% of the six counties electorate vote for parties that oppose the union with Britain.Many Protestants in the northeast (who often refer to Northern Ireland as 'Ulster', as the six counties are a large part of Ulster) argue they have a distinct identity that would be overwhelmed in a united Ireland.Nationalists have suggested many different models, including federalism, joint sovereignty and joint authority, as well as a unitary state.The leading political parties in the Republic of Ireland, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, as well as the SDLP in the six counties have often made a united Ireland a part of their political message, although they rarely spell out how they see it coming about