By Michael McHugh, Press Association
Arlene Foster has said there is no revolt in her party after Sinn Fein surged at the polls.
The Democratic Unionists saw their 10-seat lead as the biggest grouping at Stormont cut to just one following Thursday's poll.
Mrs Foster said she was going into the negotiations to restore powersharing wanting to do a deal.
Sinn Fein has demanded she step aside as First Minister while a botched green energy scheme she oversaw is investigated.
Asked about feelings within her party she said: "There is no revolt."
Sinn Fein closed the gap on the DUP to a solitary seat while the overall unionist majority at Stormont was lost.
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