Election: 'Sinn Féin-led left wing government unlikely; Repeat of coalition can't be ruled out'James CoxA repeat of the last government coalition cannot be ruled out, while Sinn Féin would struggle to bring a left-wing coalition together, according to a political commentator. After the last election, Fine Gael had 35, Fianna Fáil had 38, so that would be 73, still a long way away. Prof Murphy feels Sinn Féin may have a stronger election performance than many pundits have predicted. "You're looking at Labour, the Social Democrats, Aontú, Independents, it's very difficult to see the far-left going in with Sinn Féin. They also spent another four before that, 2016 to 2020, with Fianna Fáil in confidence and supply.

Source: Irish Independent November 24, 2024 21:42 UTC