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This article reviews the history of the various political parties associated with the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) & the Ulster Defence Assoc (UDA): the two main loyalist or Protestant terrorist organizations in Northern Ireland. In the 1970s & 1980s, the UDA was more successful than the UVF in establishing a political presence, partly because it had the more distinct political philosophy & partly because its political leaders were able to distance themselves from the organization's terror campaign. However, since the ceasefires of 1994, fortunes have been reversed. The UVF's political party has been more successful; partly because it has managed to create the more distinct political position & partly because the new climate made close association with terrorism something of a political advantage. Adapted from the source document.