The failure to pick successors to Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness paves the way for an election to be called tonight.
The DUP selected Arlene Foster for a third term as First Minister, but Sinn Féin said it would not put someone forward to serve as Deputy – meaning neither job can be filled.
Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill says it's time for the people to have their say.
