"Unionist parties" refers to political parties that support the unity or union of a particular country, often advocating for the preservation of a current political union or opposing movements seeking to separate or break away from that union.
Sentences with «unionist parties»
This moderation of its position and engagement with unionist parties in the power sharing arrangements has garnered it support from more middle class, anti-violence Catholics. (theconversation.com)
In Northern Ireland, the main unionist parties maintained their alliance in opposition to the Anglo - Irish Agreement, however the Ulster Unionists lost two seats to the Social Democratic and Labour Party. (en.wikipedia.org)
A pact among the two largest unionist parties in Northern Ireland — the UUP and DUP — also virtually guaranteed a knife - edge result, with the contest framed as a battle between nationalism and unionism, or «Green and Orange». (theconversation.com)