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Sinn Féin won 37 seats, a gain of fifteen over the previous election. Fine Gael, the party of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, won 35 seats, twelve fewer than they had had. Among the smaller parties, the Green Party showed the largest gains, increasing from three to twelve seats, a gain of nine over the previous election.
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Donnelly, Stephen. 15. 7.67%. View full results. Election 2020 results. All the counts all the constituencies as they happen from The Irish Times.
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Feb 11, 2020 · news. With all votes now counted in Ireland’s general election, Sinn Féin have upset the country’s longstanding Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil duopoly, attracting the largest number of first ...
Feb 10, 2020 · If this proves to be true, then Fianna Fáil will have won the most seats, with 38 - just one ahead of Sinn Féin on 37, with Fine Gael trailing just behind on 35. View more on twitter. 23:11 10 Feb...
- 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...
Irish general election: Sinn Féin celebrate historic result. The final results of the Irish general election show Fianna Fáil on 38 seats, one ahead of Sinn Féin.
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