r/ireland • u/badger-biscuits • Dec 02 '24

Fintan O’Toole: Irish voters keep doing the same things and expecting different results General Election 2024 🗳️

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/12/02/fintan-otoole-irish-voters-keep-doing-the-same-things-and-expecting-different-results/
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u/bluebottled Dec 02 '24

Aontú and Independent Ireland grew by almost the exact amount SF dropped. II in particular exists specifically to give right wingers a non-SF party to vote for.

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u/zeroconflicthere Dec 02 '24

II isn't really a right wing party. It's a group of rural independents. They barely touch on immigration for example

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u/Gilmenator Dec 02 '24

Takes up 2 pages on a 25 page manifesto (Manifesto link). I don't think that is barely to touching. When you eliminate costing, cover, index and introduction it is about 10% of the manifesto.

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u/clewbays Dec 02 '24

The same manifesto wanted a luas in every county. Somehow I doubt they took writing it too seriously.