Irish Vote Close as Exit Poll Puts PM Harris, Sinn Fein Level
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party is locked in a virtual dead heat with Sinn Fein in the general election, suggesting his decision to go to the country early didn’t yield the advantage he predicted.
Irish election: Vote counting underway as exit poll suggests another coalition
Ireland’s complex system involves voters ranking candidates by preference - meaning ballots need to be counted several times, which can take days. | ITV National News
Counting gets under way in Irish election
The Republic of Ireland elects its government using a system of proportional representation known as the single transferable vote. Voters rank candidates in their constituency in order of preference and candidates have to reach a certain number of votes in order to be elected.
Vote Counting Begins In Tight Irish Election
Vote counting in Ireland's general election gets underway Saturday with an exit poll indicating a tight finish between the three main parties.
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Sinn Féin, the former political arm of the IRA, is hoping Ireland's 2024 election will bring it to power for the first time ever.
Ireland’s leader joins public to vote in general election
Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris votes as his Fine Gael party seeks a fourth term in office :: November 29, 2024 :: Wicklow, Ireland A slide in support for his Fine Gael party showed signs of stabilising with last opinion poll indicating a likely return of the centre-right led coalition to government.
Boxes opened in count for Irish General Election
Boxes opened in count for Irish General Election - The boxes holding the ballots were opened at 9am at count centres across the country.
Ireland Vote Points to Status Quo But PM Faces Support Drop
Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party and coalition partner Fianna Fail look set to return to government after the Irish election, ...
Counting begins in Ireland’s election as 3 parties battle for top place
Vote counting is underway in Ireland’s national election. An exit poll suggests the contest is a close-fought race among the ...
Vote counting begins in tight three-way Irish election race
The three main parties were deadlocked in an exit poll after voting finished on Friday. Counting starts on Saturday morning, ...
Harris: Fine Gael ‘will gain seats’ amid further fragmentation of Irish politics
Irish premier Simon Harris has said Fine Gael will gain seats in the General Election despite a further fragmentation of ...
Irish election: why one single party is unlikely to win – and what it means for the next government
The first reason is that Ireland has a very unusual voting system of proportional representation by single transferable vote, ...
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Irish Examiner view: Get out and vote for what you want today
Base your choice in the election booth on what you want from your representatives, rather than casting a vote for chaos.
Voters to take to the polls in Irish general election
The polls are set to open for the Irish general election. Polling stations will be open between 07:00 and 22:00 local time on ...
Vote counting ongoing in Ireland's general elections with first 36 Dáil seats announced
CET on Saturday at centres across the country, kicking off a marathon vote-counting exercise to tally the results.