Sinn Fein has increased its European representation from one to two, while Labour holds one seat, the Independent Ireland party claimed one and two non-party aligned independents fill the remainder
Ireland has ended a days-long marathon election count with the election of three MEPs in the final region to declare.
It followed shortly after the election of Fianna Fail’s Barry Cowen, while left-wing independent Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan was the first candidate over the line in the constituency on Thursday.Speaking to reporters, Mr Cowen said: “It now matters that we don the green jersey and ensure we live up to the expectations and commitments that have been given to the public.”Ms Carberry said: “I wouldn’t be here without the voters, thank you for believing in me. I am ready to work.
Five MEPs have lost their seats throughout the entire process: Sinn Fein’s Chris MacManus, Greens Grace O’Sullivan and Ciaran Cuffe as well as independents Mick Wallace and Clare Daly. In the local elections, both main Government parties attracted around 23% of first preference votes, representing a slight drop on their 2019 result.
Meanwhile, the Labour party is down one to 56 councillors, the Green Party’s support fell to 26 council seats while the Social Democrats’ share rose to 35.Fianna Fail will be tied with Fine Gael in terms of political representation at the European Parliament, despite the latter ending the elections with one fewer seat.
For her part, Sinn Fein leader Ms McDonald, who is facing questions over her stewardship of the party, has struck a defiant tone, urging Mr Harris to “bring it on” and call an early election.
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