Decision expected on Monday regarding replacement for Laois-Offaly’s Brian Stanley who recently quit the party
Sinn Féin to add up to 10 more general election candidates in sign of increased ambitionThe decision of the party to add a third candidate in some constituencies, and to add around nine or 10 extra candidates nationally, has garnered a mixed reaction within the party. While some sources were bullish about the party’s prospects in the election, others were concerned that it could potentially backfire if Sinn Féin polls poorly in the coming weeks.
“The only way we can get Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil out of government is with a Sinn Féin-led government, and we need the numbers to be able to do that. We are hearing positive things back from our canvassing reports, and we are looking to push up our final number of candidates. We could now land in the late 60′s or beyond, with maybe above 70 candidates,” a party source said.
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