What is Democratic Unionist Party?
The '''Democratic Unionist Party''' (DUP) is the biggest of the two main [[British unionism|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 [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|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 [[Conservatism|conservative]]. {{politics-stub}} {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Democratic Unionist Party]]