Like a dog returning to its own vomit, voters in the North look set to go to the polls for a third time this year.
As things currently stand the DUP hold 10 seats, SF 7 and Independent Unionist 1.
What changes, if any, can we expect to see after yet another election. Will the SDLP step aside in north Belfast and give Finucane a clear run? Can the current loyalist weapons dump withstand the tidal wave of support for Naomi Long in south Belfast. What other changes are possible throughout the six counties between now and Election Day?