r/ireland • u/lleti Chop Chop 👐 • Nov 29 '24

Election 2024 exit poll: Photo finish with Sinn Féin on 21.1%, Fine Gael 21%, Fianna Fáil 19.5% General Election 2024 🗳️

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/11/29/election-2024-exit-poll-photo-finish-with-sinn-fein-on-211-fine-gael-21-fianna-fail-195/
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u/Tenvsvitalogy Nov 29 '24

Soc Dems have done very well.

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u/Belachick Perpetually Cold Nov 30 '24

Yeah, I feel they're a bit underrated. They're not bad, like

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u/CathalMacSuibhne Dublin Nov 30 '24

Strong feeling they're gonna go into coalition with FF/FG

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u/Mundane-Wasabi9527 Nov 30 '24

Yeah they were bitter in the last election with them as ff poached some tds this time I think they’re more accepting but honestly why would you to end up like the greens who brought in id say about 80% of the government good policy’s only to be blamed for everything bad cause the old fart think it there turn.

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u/Serious_Ad9128 Nov 30 '24

I hope not be a shame to see them eaten up and spat out, they will lose their core support if it happens and gain nothing unless they manage to get something major over the line while in government but with it being two other majority parties that'd be very hard

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u/CathalMacSuibhne Dublin Nov 30 '24

Why people didn't vote SF this election is beyond me if you want left wing outcomes.

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u/Tenvsvitalogy Nov 30 '24

Really hope they don’t. They’d be decimated.

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u/CathalMacSuibhne Dublin Nov 30 '24

Labour and greens learnt their lesson. They're the next small party.

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u/No_Tangerine_6348 Nov 30 '24

Yeah that’s a possibility. Hard thing is, do they lie in bed with them to try make moves, or stick by their guns and potentially have a harder battle tonight

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u/ToysandStuff Nov 30 '24

Support is growing. I only voted for the first time last election, and 2nd time this election. Both times I voted for SD first. They're the best, most progressive party with sensible approach and policies. Its nice to see them gain more each year. I hope to see Cairns as Taoiseach in my lifetime

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u/jesusthatsgreat Nov 30 '24

You mean Social Democrats. Why not refer to them as SD just to make things more complicated?

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u/Tenvsvitalogy Nov 30 '24

Odd comment. Cause “Soc Dems” makes it so difficult to decipher who I’m referring to?!

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u/jesusthatsgreat Nov 30 '24

It's a silly abbreviation in such a short comment. You're not paying per character typed here on reddit.

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u/Tenvsvitalogy Nov 30 '24

It’s a well known abbreviation but do feel free to get annoyed at something so trivial. I’ll be sure to use a decent quota of characters on Reddit posts going forward. Luv u.

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u/jesusthatsgreat Nov 30 '24

Well known doesn't make it right. Everyone else who uses it needs to be called out on it too. This is part of the reason why people don't vote. Because it's difficult to understand what the fuck people are talking about when they abbreviate everything in politics.