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The Good Friday Agreement set up a system of governance in Northern Ireland
designed to accommodate deep-seated political rivalries. The power-sharing
Executive, composed of ten ministers drawn from four political parties plus
the First and Deputy First Ministers, is effectively the government. The
108-member Assembly, elected on the basis of proportional representation,
provides the members for the committee system which advise and assist each
of the government departments. Although not a layer of government, the Agreement established a consultative Civic Forum to support the work of
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