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| Candidates in next month's Northern Ireland Assembly election will hand in their nomination forms on Monday and Tuesday. | Candidates in next month's Northern Ireland Assembly election will hand in their nomination forms on Monday and Tuesday. |
| The last time an assembly election was held, in 2003, more than 250 candidates competed for the 108 seats available at Stormont. | The last time an assembly election was held, in 2003, more than 250 candidates competed for the 108 seats available at Stormont. |
| The nominations will be processed at eight different centres across Northern Ireland. | The nominations will be processed at eight different centres across Northern Ireland. |
| Each candidate will have to pay a £150 deposit. | Each candidate will have to pay a £150 deposit. |
| Nomination papers will be handed in at centres in Belfast, Londonderry,Ballymena, Glengormley, Banbridge and Omagh. | |
| A number of familiar political faces will not be contesting the election, however. | A number of familiar political faces will not be contesting the election, however. |
| David Trimble and John Taylor, now Lord Trimble and Lord Kilclooney respectively, will not be standing. | David Trimble and John Taylor, now Lord Trimble and Lord Kilclooney respectively, will not be standing. |
| The SDLP's Sean Farren, a former minister in the assembly, has retired from active politics as has the Alliance Party's Seamus Close. | The SDLP's Sean Farren, a former minister in the assembly, has retired from active politics as has the Alliance Party's Seamus Close. |
| Meanwhile, 25 different nationalities have registered to vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly election, according to the Electoral Office. | Meanwhile, 25 different nationalities have registered to vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly election, according to the Electoral Office. |
| Nearly 2,000 Poles have signed the electoral register, as well as 900 Portuguese, and nearly 800 Lithuanians. | Nearly 2,000 Poles have signed the electoral register, as well as 900 Portuguese, and nearly 800 Lithuanians. |
| It is thought more than 6,000 foreign nationals may vote when Northern Ireland goes to the polls on 7 March. | It is thought more than 6,000 foreign nationals may vote when Northern Ireland goes to the polls on 7 March. |
| On 26 March, a power-sharing executive is scheduled to be formed. | On 26 March, a power-sharing executive is scheduled to be formed. |