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Feb 10, 2020 · Results the Republic of Ireland's general election as they happened. ... Sinn Féin topped the polls with 24.5% of first-preference votes, compared to 22.2% for Fianna Fáil and 20.9% for Fine ...
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Votes: Share: Candidates: Constituencies: Fine Gael: 5 (+1) 496459: 29.6% (+7.3%) 7 (+1) 3 : Fianna Fáil: 2 (+1) 277705: 16.5% (-5.8%) 5 : 3 : Green Party: 2 (+2) 190755: 11.4% (+6.5%) 3 : 3 : Independents 4 Change: 2 (+2) 124085: 7.4% (+7.4%) 2 (+2) 2 (+2) Independent: 1 (-2) 264087: 15.7% (-4.1%) 26 (+15) 3 : Sinn Féin: 1 (-2) 196001: 11.7% ...
- Who Won Ireland’s General Election?
- Was Sinn Féin’s Success A Surprise?
- Is Varadkar Going to Lose Power?
- Why Did Sinn Féin Do So well?
- What Happens Next?
Sinn Féin won the most first-preference votes – 24.5% – making it the most popular party and a strong contender to be included in the next government. Leo Varadkar’s ruling Fine Gael party slid to 20.8%, coming third, and Fianna Fáil, the main opposition party, also slipped, falling to 22.1% in second place. The rest of the vote was split between t...
An opinion poll signalled it last week but the result is still a big shock. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, centrist rivals, dominated Irish politics for the past century, taking turns to rule. That era appears over.
Very possibly, but there’s a chance he could hang on as taoiseach after negotiations between party leaders to form a coalition with 80 seats, the magic number for a parliamentary majority. Varadkar says he would be willing to lead Fine Gael in opposition.
It rode a wave of anger over homelessness, soaring rents, hospital waiting lists and and fraying public services. Its leader, Mary Lou McDonald, and party colleagues such as Eoin Ó Broin and Pearse Doherty offered leftwing solutions, such as an ambitious public housing building programme, that enthused voters, especially those under 50. Varadkar’s ...
Weeks – possibly months – of negotiations between party leaders. McDonald is floating an alliance of leftwing parties led by Sinn Féin but that’s unlikely – it would be far short of 80 seats. The only viable looking option entails an alliance between two of the three main parties plus perhaps the Greens. Varadkar has ruled out a pact with Sinn Féin...
t. e. In Ireland, direct elections by universal suffrage are used for the President, the ceremonial head of state; for Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas or parliament; for the European Parliament; and for local government. All elections use proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV ...
28 January 2019 n/a: Leader's seat n/a: Meath West: n/a: Last election 6 seats, 3.9% Did not exist: 4 seats, 1.5% Seats before 6 1 1 Seats won 5 1 1: Seat change 1 New: 3 Popular vote 57,420 40,917 8,421 Percentage 2.6% 1.9% 0.4% Swing 1.3% New: 1.1%
Dec 21, 2021 · Theresa Reidy. Tue Dec 21 2021 - 06:09. As the two-year anniversary of the 2020 general election approaches, How Ireland Voted 2020, published earlier this year, is designed to provide close ...