Gerry Adams will on Monday demand the immediate restoration of devolution to Stormont despite a victory by the hardline DUP in last week's election.

The Sinn Fein chief will call on the government to resurrect the devolved assembly and power sharing government.

Adams will say that the vast majority of voters in the province backed pro-agreement parties.

In the election, however, moderates were eclipsed as hardliners made gains at the expense of smaller parties and independents.

The Rev Ian Paisley's DUP, which opposes the Good Friday Agreement, topped the poll by securing 30 of the 109 seats. Sinn Fein also made sweeping gains, securing 24 seats compared to just 18 for Mark Durkan's SDLP.

Ahead of Adams' speech, Sinn Fein's assembly leader called on ministers to restore the devolved institutions without delay.

"On Wednesday almost half a million people voted for pro agreement parties. The majority of the MLAs elected to the assembly are for the agreement and for the re-establishment of the political institutions," said Conor Murphy on Sunday.

"The British government must heed the voice of the people and lift the suspension of the political institutions

"We met yesterday with the British secretary of state Paul Murphy and we will meet with the Irish government this week. Both governments have much outstanding work to do."

Republicans will use the meeting to press both governments for commitments on human rights, equality, policing, justice and demilitarisation.

"Sinn Fein will not be resting on our laurels. Our increased assembly team will meet tomorrow in Stormont and we will continue with the work done over the past number of years in delivering on our agenda of change," added Murphy.