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Irish election: Fianna Fáil 'will try to form government without Sinn Féin'
BBC News ^ | 02/19/2020

Posted on 02/19/2020 2:29:10 PM PST by Olog-hai

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said his party will seek to form a government without Sinn Féin.

Both parties have been seeking a path to a viable coalition since the Irish general election earlier in February.

Fianna Fáil’s parliamentary party met last Thursday and decided forming a coalition with Sinn Féin “would not be the right thing to do”.

On Wednesday, Mr. Martin said a steering group would be set up to formally engage with other parties.

He said the group, made up of members of the Fianna Fáil front bench, would begin formal engagements with other parties and coordinate the input of their front bench and parliamentary party. …

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: elections; fiannafail; ireland; sinnfein

1 posted on 02/19/2020 2:29:10 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Fail!


2 posted on 02/19/2020 2:29:59 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

But is it EPIC FAIL?


3 posted on 02/19/2020 2:34:10 PM PST by xp38
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To: Olog-hai
“Fáil’ is pronounced “foil,” is it not?
4 posted on 02/19/2020 2:45:08 PM PST by decal (I'm not rude, I don't suffer fools is all.)
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To: Olog-hai

Another European nation circling th drain


5 posted on 02/19/2020 2:46:25 PM PST by RaginRak
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To: Olog-hai

This is analogous to Nancy Pelosi refusing to play ball with AOC. It’s left turning up its nose at far left.


6 posted on 02/19/2020 2:53:04 PM PST by irishjuggler
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To: Olog-hai

Watch the shooting start after this happens.


7 posted on 02/19/2020 3:26:05 PM PST by crz
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To: irishjuggler

AOC, for all her faults, has never robbed banks or killed policemen. The IRA, of which Sinn Fein is a part, has done both of those, within the boundaries of the Republic of Ireland.


8 posted on 02/19/2020 3:27:19 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

The Weathermen did bank robberies and killed cops, and Bill Ayers is a beloved mentor to Barry Obama. And Chesa Boudin is D.A. of San Francisco. So don’t assume that Sinn Fein is worse than some elements of the Democratic party.


9 posted on 02/19/2020 3:33:53 PM PST by irishjuggler
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To: Olog-hai

Fianna Fails


10 posted on 02/19/2020 3:57:10 PM PST by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: irishjuggler

True, but not the whole party. The Democrats are bad, but they don’t kill opponents as party policy...


11 posted on 02/19/2020 4:18:08 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: GreenLanternCorps
The Democrats are bad, but they don’t kill opponents as party policy...

at least not with the public's knowledge anyway . . .
12 posted on 02/19/2020 4:20:10 PM PST by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual and political hemlock)
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To: decal

Yes. You are right.


13 posted on 02/19/2020 4:27:26 PM PST by sean_og (--... ...--)
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To: GreenLanternCorps
The Democrats are bad, but they don’t kill opponents as party policy...



14 posted on 02/19/2020 4:54:43 PM PST by irishjuggler
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