Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar might secure a second term in office after an election Saturday left three parties with a similar share of the vote, an exit poll showed, but it could be weeks before any party is able to form a government. An exit poll released after polls closed indicated that Sinn Féin, a left-of-center party with past ties to violent nationalists, secured 22% of the vote, the same share as Mr. Varadkar’s Fine Gael Party and its similarly center right rival Fianna Fáil. But Sinn Féin’s path to power is...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 08, 2020 10:32 UTC