Irish government coalition before the

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Irish government coalition before the

The Irish coalition government of Prime Kenny has suffered in the parliamentary election, according to a post-election survey, drastic losses. The Conservatives were up against. The government formation is likely to be complicated.

Ireland’s Prime Minister Enda Kenny has no reason to Cheer

According to a post-election survey by the public broadcaster RTE, the Alliance of Prime Minister Enda Kenny is coming from his center-right party Fine Gael and the left-wing Labour party, only to around 55 seats in the Parliament and, hence, significantly less than the required 80 seats.

Slap in the face for the coalition government

The Fine Gael, according to information from the RTE only on a vote share of 24.8 percent. In the election in 2001, it was 36.1 percent. Labour fell from 19.5 percent in 2011 to more than 12 percentage points to 7.1 percent. According to the Irish Times, the conservative Fianna Fail, which had governed Ireland for years, to 22.9 percent. The nationalist Sinn Féin, formerly the political Arm of the IRA, according to the paper moderate and comes to 14.9 per cent. The RTE provides for the Fianna Fail 21.8 per cent, and Sinn Féin, even at 16 percent.

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Voters dissatisfied with the austerity

The government parties had hoped that the voters opt for stability instead of experiments. The market research Agency Behaviour and Attitudes, has a significant portion of the voters for the small parties, which in Ireland is also Green. It seems so, as the voters would have punished the coalition for austerity after the economic crisis.

Growth for small parties

So had positioned himself to the Sinn Féin under the leadership of Gerry Adams most recently as a protest party, and the Alliance Right2Change connected, the brought least 20,000 citizens on the streets of Dublin to protest against water charges and austerity of the government. The chairmen of the two parties of the left AAA and PBP declared their willingness to choose Adams an “alternative Prime Minister” if it is enough to a own left-wing majority – a scenario that worries in particular, Irish business associations.

Final results on Sunday

The actual counting of votes begins this Saturday. This is to ensure that the ballot papers from remote Atlantic Islands can be one of. The final result of the parliamentary election will be available probably on Sunday.

Transport a ballot box on the island of Inishfree on the West coast of Ireland

The distribution of seats in the Irish Parliament is to predict due to the complicated electoral system it is difficult to forecast; in comparison to the voting shares, there may be significant shifts. If the forecasts, however, in principle, three scenarios are possible. First of all, The previous coalition could govern with the support of independent candidates or smaller parties. Secondly, It must be re-elected. Thirdly, The historic rival Fine Gael and Fianna Fail unite to form one Alliance. The possibility of a Grand coalition had excluded her party leaders Kenny from the ruling Fine Gael as well as Fianna Fail chief Micheal Martin in the run-up, however.

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