Posted on 03/03/2016 6:00:21 AM PST by Olog-hai
... Thursday's results mean the centrist Fine Gael remains the largest party in Ireland's 158-seat parliament with 50 seats, down 26 seats from the 2011 election. The second-largest party, Fianna Fail, more than doubled its seats to 44, while left-wing Labour retained seven seats, a 30-seat loss.
Ireland now faces weeks of inter-party negotiations to see whether Fine Gael's leader, Prime Minister Enda Kenny, can forge a new coalition. The country's two main parties, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, never have shared power. ...
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