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Sinn Fein won by "moving to

artappraiser — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:32:21 +0000

In reply to Irish election count begins as tied exit poll means it's too close to call

Sinn Fein won by "moving to the mainstream", and away from "militant radicalism":

According to polls, some 63 percent of Irish voters do not feel that they benefited from Ireland’s post-financial crisis economic recovery. That’s fueling support for the left-wing politics of Sinn Fein. https://t.co/9HJdoPHZLG
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) February 17, 2020

hmmm, the two long-governing

artappraiser — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:25:36 +0000

In reply to Irish election count begins as tied exit poll means it's too close to call

hmmm, the two long-governing parties losing their appeal, says FT:

Ben Hall: With Sinn Féin’s stunning breakthrough in this weekend’s general election, Ireland’s century-long governing duopoly appears to be over https://t.co/o5tHKyT2V2
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 10, 2020

Health #1 issue, Housing #2,

artappraiser — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 12:31:27 +0000

In reply to Irish election count begins as tied exit poll means it's too close to call

Health #1 issue, Housing #2, gee sounds familiar:

Attempts to establish right-wing nativist politics as a force in Ireland look to have flopped again, as only 1% of 5,300 voters polled say immigration was an important factor in deciding how to vote. pic.twitter.com/6JZOCTv8KL
— Naomi O'Leary (@NaomiOhReally) February 9, 2020

Incredible even split emerges in Ireland's election between the three leading parties.
Traditional dominance of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil has been swept away by a huge Sinn Féin youth vote. pic.twitter.com/U4psACrKmM
— Naomi O'Leary (@NaomiOhReally) February 8, 2020

The youngest generations of Ireland's voters have legalised same sex marriage, decriminalised abortion and broken the Fianna Fail Fine Gael duopoly in about half a decade. Amazing #GE2020
— Jamie (@FCTwenteBenson) February 9, 2020

On this day, a reminder of why we have our PR voting system - with thanks to the always informative History Ireland magazine. pic.twitter.com/dMXF571EKb
— Bryan Dobson (@BryanMIreland) February 9, 2020