sentences:  As the party had chosen not to register as a political party with the electoral commission, the party name did not appear alongside its candidates on ballot papers.One of the key issues in the election was which two political parties would gain the largest number of Assembly seats.The St Andrews Agreement stated that the First Minister will be chosen from the largest party of the largest political designation and the Deputy First Minister from the largest party from the second largest political designation; however, the actual legislation states that the largest party shall make the nomination regardless of designation.