Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has indicated that the party is poised to make significant gains in the General Election, potentially forming a 'left coalition' government. She emphasized that their success marks the end of two-party politics in the state and expressed dissatisfaction with a potential continuation of the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil coalition.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that even without all the votes counted, there is a clear sign the people want change.Sinn Féin are set to make significant gains from the last General Election in 2020 but it is yet to be seen if the party will acquire enough seats to form a Government in a ‘ left coalition ’.“We have now confirmed that we have broken the political mould here in this state, two party politics is now gone,” Deputy McDonald.
“When the votes are counted and when we know the lie of the land, we will be talking to people about the possibilities of Government,” she said. “I do not want to see another five years of the kind of chaos, the kind of disregard that we have seen under Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil - I think that is a bad outcome for our society.”reporters will be at count centres around Ireland bringing you all the results as they come in.General Election: The ‘shape and colour’ of Irish politics is ‘going to change’
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