Pressure building in wake of better than anticipated Local Election results for main Coalition parties and poor performance by Sinn Féin
Pressure building in wake of better than anticipated Local Election results for main Coalition parties and poor performance by Sinn FéinTaoiseach Simon Harris has insisted that plans for the Coalition to serve a full term until next March were unchanged by the election results: Damien Storan/PA Wireto call an early general election on the back of better-than-expected results for the two main Coalition parties in the Local Elections.
Which political parties match your views? New online tool lets voters check the parties they are aligned with I wouldn’t be opposed to an October/November poll provided the Budget was agreed and there was economic certainty as a resultHe said that after the Budget would be a good time to “wrap it up and look for a fresh mandate”.
said: “I wouldn’t be opposed to an October/November poll provided the Budget was agreed and there was economic certainty as a result.”
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