The local elections have been a “calamity” for Sinn Féin, which might only gain 20 seats by the time counts conclude.
The local elections have been a “calamity” for Sinn Féin, which might only gain 20 seats by the time counts conclude.Fionnán Sheahan who thinks the party expected their name would see candidates over the line, without putting in the necessary work.
“You have serious players on the pitch now in a variety of constituencies from Independent Ireland and Aontú and the Social Democrats have expanded their franchise as well. “Regarding the Greens, it will send a message to other parties on the soft left that there is a price to be played for going into Government; you can happily sit on the opposition benches and complain away but once you go into Government - you’re going to get kicked.Ballot boxes are collected at a counting centre. Alamy.com
“You can’t simply blame the voters here, you have to look at the party, bad candidate selection, bad vote management and bad campaigning,” he said.“Unfortunately, they picked those candidates back when Sinn Féin was around 30% in opinion polls and you can see that shaped in the number of candidates they had running in particular areas.”“The worst might be yet to come for Sinn Féin if they don’t win a seat in Midlands North West," he said.
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