evidence: NI election 2022: DUP faces electoral challenge after a torrid year After a year in which the Democratic Unionist Party had three leaders - one of whom was allegedly "stabbed in the back" and another who lasted a mere three weeks - the party decided to launch its assembly election campaign in a cinema complete with popcorn. [...] The DUP has a five-point plan dealing with health, education, the economy, the cost of living and of course, the protocol.