Biden to mark 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement in Belfast

President Biden will visit Belfast Tuesday to mark the anniversary of an agreement that is heralded as a triumph of peacemaking and power-sharing. However, the Northern Ireland Assembly created under the accords has not convened since February 2022.

A mural painted on one of Belfast's "peace walls" ahead of the anniversary. Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty ImagesThe big picture:

In elections last year, the hardline DUP — the only major party to oppose the Good Friday accords — finished, which was long associated with the IRA. More moderate republican and unionist parties have faded.

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