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Ian Paisley was opposed to any power-sharing with which group?

  • Irish nationalists/republicans

  • French Huguenots

  • Scottish Nationalists

  • Welsh Unionists

Answer

Irish nationalists/republicans were the group that Ian Paisley, a prominent Northern Irish politician, vehemently opposed sharing power with. Paisley, a staunch unionist and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), believed that power-sharing with nationalists would undermine Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom and compromise the interests of the Protestant and unionist community.
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