A left-wing party whose primary objective is to reunify Ireland looked set to win more votes than its rivals in today’s Irish general election, according to recent opinion polls, in what would be the best showing for the left in the country’s history
A left-wing party whose primary objective is to reunify Ireland looked set to win more votes than its rivals in Saturday’s Irish general election, according to recent opinion polls, in what would be the best showing for the left in the country’s history.
The polls suggest Sinn Féin is on course to win 25% of the votes cast, compared with 24% for Fianna Fáil and 20% for Fine Gael, the two center-right parties that have alternated in governing Ireland since it gained independence from the U.K. in 1922. Even if it wins the largest...
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