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The first poll undertaken with the parties had been published on 7, 8 and 9 of April 1997, a few weeks before the general election of 1 May 1997, with the deliberate intention that the results might stimulate a public debate on the political future of Northern Ireland. It didn’t. Although 94 per cent of the people wanted a negotiated settlement the parties remained caught up in questions of procedure. Who would negotiate with whom and under what conditions?
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Irwin, C. (2002). The Future of the Stormont Talks. In: The People’s Peace Process in Northern Ireland. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403914323_8
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