Sinn Féin starts search for allies to form Irish government
Bruised Fine Gael and Fianna Fail stand aside for now
11 February 2020 - 22:03
Dublin — Ireland’s Fianna Fail and Fine Gael let Sinn Féin proceed with trying to form a government without them on Tuesday, a process most acknowledged would ultimately require two of the now three largest parties to work together.
Sinn Féin, an Irish nationalist party, stunned the establishment by winning the highest number of votes in Saturday’s poll but its low number of candidates meant it finished between the two centre-right parties by number of seats...
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