The 5pm deadline has passed and the Executive has fallen after nearly a decade in office.
The Secretary of Stare is due to speak within the next 30 mins but the election date is widely expected to be Thursday 2nd March.
This gives us a 7 week campaign.
David McCann holds a PhD in North-South relations from University of Ulster. You can follow him on twitter @dmcbfs
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