Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is the biggest of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. It was founded by Ian Paisley and the current leader is Edwin Poots. It is the second largest political party in Northern Ireland, with 5 of 18 Northern Irish seats in the UK Parliament as well as 25 of 90 seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly. They strongly support Northern Ireland staying in the United Kingdom, and are very conservative.

Category:Democratic Unionist Party