Taoiseach Simon Harris has expressed that the upcoming election is still uncertain after a recent poll revealed a six-point drop in support for Fine Gael. The poll placed Fianna Fáil at 21%, Sinn Féin at 20%, and Fine Gael at 19%, highlighting a tight race.
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said it is “all still to play for” in this Friday’s election following a sharp six-point drop in support for Fine Gael .
He said: “What all polls show is a very tight election. I've never, ever, ever bought into the theory that the outcome of the election was a foregone conclusion. In fact, quite the opposite. I found it unedifying when people have been saying, ‘I want this department, or I want that department, or I want to go first in this role’.
When asked by Claire Byrne if people should vote for Mr McGahon, Mr Harris stopped short of stating they should. Speaking in Dublin, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said that it was clear there is now “momentum in the campaign”.“It’s now very, very clear that there can be a government beyond Fine Gael and Fianna Fáíl. “That, for the first time, we can have a Government led by Sinn Féin. It is a transformational opportunity. We are ready, we are good to go."
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