Fine Gael is seeking an unprecedented fourth successive term in office and could well achieve it on 29 November
Ireland’s voters go to the polls on Friday 29 November, three weeks after the prime minister, Simon Harris, ended months of speculation by dissolving the coalition government before the end of its five-year term in March next year.
Harris’s centre-right Fine Gael is seeking an unprecedented fourth successive term in office, a prospect that looks far from impossible given its recent dramatic recovery in the polls – and the equally dramatic collapse in support for its rival, Sinn Féin.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/20/irelands-election-the-parties-the-voting-the-issues-and-the-likely-result
Author : Jon Henley Europe correspondent
Publish date : 2024-11-20 05:00:31
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