How the Republic of Ireland will elect its next parliament
The Republic of Ireland elects its government using a system of proportional representation known as the single transferable vote. Voters will have the opportunity to rank candidates in their constituency in order of preference, marking their favourite with a number one, a number two beside their next choice and so on.
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Sinn Féin, the former political arm of the IRA, is hoping Ireland's 2024 election will bring it to power for the first time ever.
Counting begins in Ireland's election as 3 parties battle for top place
Vote counting got underway Saturday in Ireland’s national election after an exit poll suggested the contest is a close-fought race among the country’s three largest political parties. Ballot boxes were opened at 9 a.
Ireland election puts big-spending parties on track to retain power
Ireland prepared on Sunday to reshuffle the same big parties into a new government after a general election returned incumbents that have channelled record corporation tax receipts into higher spending.
Ireland’s Ruling Parties Set to Hold Power After Tight Election
Ireland is heading for a return of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party and Fianna Fail, as voters bucked a recent international trend of ousting incumbent parties.
Ireland’s Main Parties Edge Out Sinn Féin, Early Election Results Show
At one level, the vote was an endorsement of continuity, but the stability in Ireland’s political center ground masked volatility on the fringes.
So Ireland had an election: Trump didn't win, but nobody else did either
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Ireland’s election is over, but the country faces weeks of talks before there’s a government
Ireland has proved a partial exception to the anti-incumbent mood in elections around the world. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, ...
Final day of counting in Irish general election
Kieran O'Leary, from the firm, pointed to the low turnout of 59.7% for skewing the data and affecting its model. He said ...
Fianna Fáil emerges as largest party in Irish election
Fianna Fáil has won the most number of seats in the Dáil (lower house of parliament) following the Republic of Ireland's ...
Ireland's incumbent parties look likely to hang on to power after a fractured election
Results from Ireland's election suggest the two dominant center-right parties look likely to form a new government.
Ireland election results: How the country voted as majority of seats declared
Voters across Ireland cast their ballots in the country’s general election on 29 November. First preference vote shares ...
Voters air frustrations ahead of Irish general election
Housing is also a major problem in the Republic, with prices soaring and about 58,000 on the social housing waiting list. A ...
Voters take to the polls in Irish general election
The polls have opened for the Irish general election. Voters are able to cast their ballot up until 22:00 local time to ...
Voters in the Republic of Ireland head to polls in ‘too close to call’ General Election
The three largest parties were virtually neck-and-neck heading into the vote, according to the latest opinion poll.
Polls open in election to choose Ireland's next government after A campaign dominated by housing and immigration
Polls open in election to choose Ireland's next government after A campaign dominated by housing and immigration ...