The count has been underway in Ireland's 2024 General Election all day Saturday, with opinion polls predicting a close race between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and Sinn Fein. The voting, which concluded on November 29th, may take multiple days due to the nature of the Irish voting system. Forming a government could take even longer, as seen in the 2020 election.
The count has been underway in the 2024 General Election all day Saturday, as opinion polls predicted a tight race between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Fein.
While the lead up to the election can feel long, the vote counting can feel even longer, as the nature of the Irish voting system means that counting can sometimes last multiple days. Read more: Inside Simon Harris’s family life: Marriage to wife Caoimhe, two children and close-knit siblings In 2020's election it took a number of months for Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the Green Party to reach their government forming agreement.
There will be 174 TDs elected to the next Dáil. The Constitution states that each TD shall represent 20,000-30,000 people living in the State.The counting is thought to continue across the weekend, with some of the constituencies possibly not having a final result until the beginning of next week.
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