Confirmed: Sinn Féin have come first in the popular vote on first preferences.
First time a left of centre party has “won” an Irish election. First either FF or FG hasn’t come first for virtually the entire history of the Irish state. #GE2020
First time a left of centre party has “won” an Irish election. First either FF or FG hasn’t come first for virtually the entire history of the Irish state. #GE2020
To those appearing on my timeline saying this is down to Brexit and will hasten demise of the union.
Yes and no...
This was not a vote about Brexit. It was barely an issue in #ge2020.
That said, clearly a Dail/govt/Irish politics with SF as a major player will change things.
Yes and no...
This was not a vote about Brexit. It was barely an issue in #ge2020.
That said, clearly a Dail/govt/Irish politics with SF as a major player will change things.
It is also probably not a complete coincidence that SF has experienced a profound surge just after a period where Anglo-Irish relations (and power dynamics) have once again been a dominant theme of Irish discourse and political life.
That said, it’s not the major driving factor.
That said, it’s not the major driving factor.
