Sinn Fein finds its voice in Ireland after vote gainsSinn Fein supporters celebrated the party's success in Ireland's weekend electionDUBLIN - Republican party Sinn Fein on Monday stood on the threshold of a potential role in Ireland's government after winning the popular vote in a weekend election, a result shattering the political landscape. That outstripped the opposition Fianna Fail party on 22.2 percent and its centre-right rivals Fine Gael on 20.9 percent. Sinn Fein, whose flagship policy is uniting the republic with Northern Ireland, had 29. In a sign of the sea-change in Irish politics, Varadkar himself was beaten to the first seat in his constituency by a Sinn Fein candidate. "Undercover there will be probably talks between Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail," said O'Malley.

Source: Bangkok Post February 10, 2020 12:11 UTC