{"id":184769,"date":"2024-11-29T07:25:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/29\/voting-opens-in-irish-general-election-after-three-week-campaign\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T07:25:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:25:07","slug":"voting-opens-in-irish-general-election-after-three-week-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/29\/voting-opens-in-irish-general-election-after-three-week-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting opens in Irish general election after three-week campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/11\/1920x1080\/skynews-ireland-general-election_6760533.jpg?20241128191142&amp;resize=1920,1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Voting opens in Irish general election after three-week campaign\" title=\"Voting opens in Irish general election after three-week campaign\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Polling stations have opened across Ireland this morning after a three-week election campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Fine Gael&#8217;s Simon Harris, Fianna Fail&#8217;s Micheal Martin and Sinn Fein&#8217;s Mary Lou McDonald are all battling it out to become Ireland&#8217;s next taoiseach &#8211; though no party has put forward enough candidates for a majority, meaning a coalition will be inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, both centre-right parties, have said they will not enter a coalition with the left-wing Sinn Fein.<\/p>\n<p>Sinn Fein has never been in government, despite winning the highest number of votes in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ireland-election-how-the-countrys-single-transferable-vote-system-works-13261747\">How Ireland&#8217;s election voting system works<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fianna Fail and Fine Gael &#8211; traditional rivals stemming from the aftermath of Ireland&#8217;s civil war &#8211; have ruled together with the Green Party since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>There are 174 seats across 43 constituencies in this year&#8217;s election, with more than 680 candidates.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Green Party, there are several other smaller parties in contention for seats, as well as a host of independents across the ideological spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Vote counting will not start until Saturday morning with an exit poll due shortly after voting ends at 10pm on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The final results may take several days to emerge due to Ireland&#8217;s single transferable vote system.<\/p>\n<p>This means voters rank their choices rather than choosing one candidate. Prospective politicians must then reach a quota, after rounds of vote counting.<\/p>\n<p>The economy, housing and immigration have been the key issues of the campaign.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/voting-opens-in-irish-general-election-after-three-week-campaign-13262521\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polling stations have opened across Ireland this morning after a three-week election campaign. Fine Gael&#8217;s Simon Harris, Fianna Fail&#8217;s Micheal Martin and Sinn Fein&#8217;s Mary Lou McDonald are all battling it out to become Ireland&#8217;s next taoiseach &#8211; though no party has put forward enough candidates for a majority, meaning a coalition will be inevitable. 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